'Fearful' Basel below par

Basel - FC Basel played with fear and were well below their best in their 1-1 draw against FC Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday, coach Paulo Sousa said.

Sousa and opposite number Julen Lopetegui both agreed that the Portuguese were the better side on a freezing night, although the Basel coach said he was looking forward to the challenge of trying to win the return at the Estadio do Dragao.

"We played with a little bit of fear and we are a much better team than we have shown here," he told reporters after the round of 16 first leg.