goal difference. Zanni played in all 36 league matches over 90 minutes. Season 2006–07 The next season Basel's European campaign started in the first qualifying stage of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, here they beat Kazakhi side FC Tobol 3–1 on aggregate. In the second qualifying round they were drawn against FC Vaduz from Liechtenstein, narrowly progressing on the away goals rule after a 2–2 aggregate draw. In the first round Basel won 7–2 on aggregate against FK Rabotnički to qualified for the group stage. Here Basel played their first match at home against Feyenoord, this ended in a 1–1 draw. Their second was away and FCB lost 3–0 against Blackburn Rovers. At home against AS Nancy the match was drawn 2–2 and the final game ended with a 3–1 defeat against Wisła Kraków. Basel ended the group stage in last position in the table and were eliminated. Zanni played in all of the 12 matches over 90 minutes. At the end of the 2006–07 Super League season Basel were runners-up, one point behind championship winners Zürich. Zanni was shown the yellow card 10 times this season, which meant that he missed two of the 36 league matches due to suspension. In the Swiss Cup Basel advanced to the final, beating FC Liestal in the first round, Lugano, FC Baulmes, Aarau and Wil in the semi-final. In the final they played Luzern and won this 1–0 thanks to a penalty goal in the third minute of added time. Season 2007–08 Basel played in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. Winning both matches in the qualification round and both matches in the play-off round, they team advanced to the group stage, which they ended undefeated in second position, after playing 1–0 at home against [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Stade Rennes], 0–0 away against Dinamo Zagreb, 1–0 at home against Brann and 1–1 away against Hamburger SV, to continue the knockout stage. In the match against HSV in the Volksparkstadion on 20 December 2007, Zanni was dismissed on 48 minutes for a second bookable foul. But then they were eliminated here by Sporting CP. Zanni missed the first leg due to the suspension. In the league match on 19 August 2007, Zanni was shown a direct red card after pulling down Demba Touré, in the match that Grasshopper Club won 2–0. At the end of the 2007–08 season he won the Double with the club. They won