Missing from the group were the injured outfield players Odilon Kossounou, Karim Bellarabi, Patrik Schick and Robert Andrich. The latter underwent a successful operation on his left foot on Tuesday and he will be able to support the Werkself at the BayArena tomorrow night.
18 May. a date to remember
At the final training session at the BayArena, sporting managing director Simon Rolfes talked about “great confidence. We are playing at our stadium in front of our fans. The atmosphere in Rome was super but I’m convinced that there will be a very special atmosphere awaiting us tomorrow. It will be a lion’s den!”
The situation is simple: The Werkself have to win. “That’s how we’ll approach the game. With the desire to be there at the decisive moments to score goals,” Rolfes made clear. “We are aware that Roma will be very defensive again. That makes it even more important for us to use our individual quality better than in the first leg and show more presence in our attacking game and, above all, in the opposition box. Then we’ll get good chances.”
