The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 international is looking forward to help the Bundesliga outfit to win it's UEFA Champions League group in order to face weaker sides in the next round of the competition
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Schalke-04-c39204 Benedikt Howedes is hoping that the German club will defeat French champions’ Montpellier on Tuesday and top Group B to avoid the best teams in the knockout stages. The 24-year-old claimed that he will settle for
nothing less than the first position finish after starting their European campaign on a good note.
The Bundesliga outfit will head into the game with only one point ahead of English Premier League side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429. They are aware of the fact that they will need to replicate the English side’s result against Olympiakos to top their
group.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, Manchester United or
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863. He said that they are happy to progress to the next round and will be relaxed in their final group game.
"We desperately want to win the game so that we win the group. If we win then we are separated from the toughest opponents in the next round. It is a good feeling already to be through and that enables us to play without any pressure,"
he stated.
Head coach Huub Stevens will be calm in choosing his team against French side. He has decided to leave star player Jefferson Farfan home as he had a problem in his ankle and was still in pain.
"Jefferson Farfan took a knock to his ankle and had pain this morning, so I decided not to take him. Kyriakos Papadopoulos is not so badly injured; he will just rest for a few days. We do not want to risk him as we are playing
a lot of games," he added.
Moreover, defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos is not that seriously injured and only needs a break for a couple of days. Schalke are cautious about their central defender’s condition.
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