was won 1–0 thanks to a penalty goal in the third minute of added time. For Derdiyok, the 2007–08 season proved to be a lot more fruitful and he received more regular playing time. Basel played in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. Winning both matches in the qualification round and both matches in the play-off round, they advanced to the group stage, which they ended undefeated in second position, to continue the knockout stage. But then they were eliminated here by Sporting CP. Derdiyok had seven appearances in the ten games. In his first league match of the season, an away game at the Espenmoos Derdiyok scored a brace as Basel won 3–0 against St. Gallen. He scored his first hat-trick in the away match on 2 March 2008 as Basel won 3–1 against FC Thun. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he won the Double with the club. They won the League Championship title with four points advantage over second placed Young Boys. Derdiyok had 27 league appearances, scoring seven times. 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. In the final, on 6 April 2008, Derdiyok was in the starting eleven and he netted the first goal of the game. To the beginning of the 2008–09 season, he 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, but the first leg ended in a goalless draw. In the second leg in the St. Jakob-Park on 27 August 2008, despite an early Basel lead, Vitória equalised in the 14th minute. After half time, Derdiyok scored the winning goal, and with a 2–1 win 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. Derdiyok scored the Basel equaliser. At the end of the 2008–09 Super League season