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FC Basle fan Roger Federer predicts 2-1 defeat for Chelsea
TENNIS legend Roger Federer will be in the St Jakob Park stands tomorrow evening as FC Basle take on Chelsea in the Europa League semi-finals.
Basle put Switzerland on the football map after they knocked out Spurs in the previous round.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion is a boyhood Basle fan and is fancying an upset tomorrow evening.
"We have seen often enough in the history of football that the favorites stumbles," Federer told Swiss paper Basler Zeitung.
In the end it will be 2-1 for FCB, and all will have experienced an unforgettable evening
"Chelsea should be a little bit open. In the end it will be 2-1 for FCB, and all will have experienced an unforgettable evening."
Federer is in line to return to action on May 5 after sitting out the Monte Carlo Masters.
Meanwhile, Gary Cahill and Ashley Cole boarded the plane with the rest of the squad and trained ahead of the game.