Sheriff ousted from Champions League

Sheriff Tiraspol were eliminated from Champions League after losing 0:3 on their own pitch to Basel in the second leg of the playoff round on Tuesday. However, the Moldovan champions will play, for the second consecutive year, in the Europa League group round. The defeat in the return match in Tiraspol followed a 1-0 defeat in Basel on August 19. Alexander Frei scored twice and Marco Streller also found the target by heading in Frei's free-kick. The match was attended by 13,000 spectators, including Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat. [Sheriff -- 0:3 -- Basel] [Scorers:] Streller 74, Frei 81, 87 [Sheriff squad:] Stoyanov, Volkov, Tarkhnishvili, Franca (Haciaturov 80), Balima, Vranjes, Rouamba, Diedhiou (Nikolic 67), Fred (Djurovic 75), Nadson, Adamovic [Sheriff manager:] Andrei Sosniţki [Basel squad:] Costanzo, Atan, Huggel, Streller (Chipperfield 75), Yapi (Ferati 86), Frei, Stocker (Shaqiri 84), Abraham, Safari, Inkoom, Zoua [Basel manager:] Thorsten Fink [Referee:] Martin Hansson (Suedia) [Sent off:] Tarkhnishvili 77 The draw for the Europa League groups will be held on Friday, August 27, in the Swiss town of Nyon.