The dethroned champions demystify the new champions: YB beat Basel 6:2 at home in the Wankdorf. Here are the quotes from the game.
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- YB beat FC Basel 6-2 at home. For the Bernese side, it was far more than just a prestigious victory. Thanks to the three points, YB kept their chance of finishing the season in 2nd place at best.
- YB double goalscorer Cedric Itten congratulates FCB on the title and says: "We wanted to show a reaction to the season in the last home game."
- Meanwhile, Basel's Albian Ajeti is visibly miffed. Almost defiantly, he says: "We have to live with it now." But the fact is: "We are champions."
In the 7th minute, Albian Ajeti put FC Basel ahead in the Wankdorf, followed three minutes later by Cedric Itten. The latter also made it 3:1 just 27 seconds after the break, his first brace since May 16, 2024. In the end, the Bernese celebrated an almost championship-like 6:2 victory over the new champions.
Itten was in a correspondingly good mood for the interview with blue Sport after the game: "We enjoyed winning the match like that. We wanted to show a reaction to the season in our last home game." Itten also took the opportunity to congratulate FCB on their title, saying: "They were a bit better than us in the end. But we really wanted to show how good we are at home." With the win, YB also preserved their chance of finishing the season in 2nd place.
Ajeti: "The fact is: we are champions"
After eight consecutive victories and the associated championship win, Basel go down in Bern. Ajeti, scorer of the 1:0 goal, is visibly upset and also annoyed with the referee. In his opinion, Sandro Lauper should have been sent off with a yellow-red card.
And how much does the defeat hurt? "We have to live with it now. I mean, the fact is: we're champions. Of course we would have wanted to win today." Ajeti also thinks that they were closer to a 3:3 than YB were to a 4:2. The defeat was too high. "But let's tick it off. We still have the home game against Lucerne and the cup final, which we obviously want to win."
