the League Championship title with four points advantage over second placed Young Boys. In the Swiss Cup via FC Léchelles, SC Binningen, Grasshopper Club, Stade Nyonnais and in the semi-final Thun, Basel advanced to the final, and winning this 4–1 against AC Bellinzona they won the competition. Zanni played in all six cup games over 90 minutes. Season 2008–09 To the beginning of the 2008–09 season Zanni was member of the Basel team that won the Uhrencup. They beat Legia Warsaw 6–1 and played a 2–2 draw with Borussia Dortmund to end the table on top slot above Dortmund and Luzern. Basel joined the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round and with an aggregate score of 5–3 they eliminated IFK Göteborg. In the next round they played against Vitória de Guimarães. The first leg ended in a goalless draw, but with a 2–1 win in the second leg they eliminated Vitória and advanced to the group stage. Here Basel were matched with Barcelona, Sporting CP and Shakhtar Donetsk but ended the group in last position winning just one point after a 1–1 draw in Camp Nou. Zanni played in all games except the last against Sporting due to an injury. In the 2008–09 Super League season Zanni scored one of his rare goals. On the 9 August 2008, in the home game against Vaduz. Carlitos took the corner kick and from the six-yard line Zanni headed the ball, out of the reach of goalkeeper Yann Sommer into the net. It was the first goal of the match as Basel won the game 4–0. He scored another goal, as the season was in its final stages. On 12 May 2009 Basel had a home game and in the 59th minute Zanni received the ball near the middle line, he moved towards the opponents’ goal, not seeing any well positioned teammates, he had a right footed shot at goal from 20 meters out. The ball flew half high into the net, not giving goalkeeper David Zibung a chance. It was the first goal of the game and Basel went on to win 2–0 against Luzern. At the end of the 2008–09 Super League season Basel were third in the table, seven points behind new champions Zürich and one adrift of runners-up Young Boys. Basel had lost three of their last five games. For the club this was a disappointing