Magnin was eliminated a day after star striker Xherdan Shaqiri sealed a 4-3 victory against traditional rivals Zurich, who completed a hat-trick in added time.
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A 3-1 defeat at Salzburg last Thursday in the Europa League pushed the former Swiss left-back towards elimination after just seven months.
Basel said in a statement that the team’s performance had stagnated and that the expected turnaround had not occurred after the winter break. No interim coach was named.
Magnin leaves with Basel fourth in the Swiss league, 10 points behind unknown leader Thun.
Basel is 27th in the 36-team Europa League standings, ahead of hosting undefeated Viktoria Plzeň on Thursday. Basel needs to win with the help of other results to advance to Friday’s playoff draw.
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