Hitzfeld: "A win is mandatory" (UEFA Cup)

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    Hitzfeld: "A win is mandatory"</p>

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    <div class="txt_fliesstext_bold">After returning to winning ways in the league, Bundesliga leaders FC Bayern hope to do so on the European stage as well.</div>

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    <div class="txt_fliesstext">A win at Portuguese side Sporting Braga on Thursday (21:00) would see Bayern qualify with one match to spare. "A win is mandatory", coach Ottmar Hitzfeld demands.

    Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni hope to come up with the goals required to do so.

    "We can't go there and think that we'll win anyway. It won't be that easy. We'll have to put some effort into it as well", Klose warned.

    Lucio returns

    Hitzfeld will have to make do without injured players Bastian Schweinsteiger (knee), Lukas Podolski (toe) and Marcell Jansen (ankle), but Martin Demichelis (calf) and Daniel van Buyten (stomach bug) have won the race against time.

    Additionally the Bayern have Lucio available. The Brazilian defender is suspended in the Bundesliga, but eligible to play in Europe.

    Good start for Machado

    New Braga coach Manuel Machado has had a decent start into his new job, overseeing two clean sheets against Sporting Lisbon (3-0) and at Uniao Leiria (0-0).

    The Portuguese side had drawn their first group match 1-1 at Bolton.

    Line-ups as expected:

    Braga:
    Paulo Santos - Joao Pereira, Paulo Jorge, Carlos Fernandes, Cesar Peixoto - Frechaut, Castanheira, Andres Madrid, Jorginho - Wender, Linz

    Bayern: Kahn - Lell, Lucio, Demichelis, Lahm - Altintop, Ze Roberto, van Bommel, Ribery - Klose, Toni

    Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)</div>

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