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CFR Cluj coach
Maurizio Trombetta said the circumstances are the same as before Matchday 1 when his team recorded one of the surprise results of the tournament this season, winning 2-1 away to Roma. "We are outsiders again," he said. "We did it once and maybe, with a bit of luck and concentration, we can do it again." Trombetta is likely to retain Nuno Claro in goal in place of Eduard Stăncioiu, who has played in all five group games so far. Claro took over between the posts in CFR's last Romanian league match, the 2-1 home victory over AS Gaz Metan Medias on 1 December, after Stăncioiu damaged his hand in training on the eve of the fixture.

Lampard suspended
Victory would certainly see Chelsea through, as in their preceding six UEFA Champions League campaigns, and as group winners for the fifth time if Roma are unable to beat Bordeaux. With that in mind the manager may be prepared to pair Didier Drogba with Nicolas Anelka in attack. Drogba's availability may signal that Chelsea's long injury list is about to recede, though Frank Lampard is an absentee following the red card he received in Bordeaux. However, Scolari is anxious that players should only turn out if they are 100 per cent fit. "I tell them, if you're not in a good condition, don't play."

Nail-biting evening
PSV, bottom of Group D, need to better Olympique de Marseille's result against Club Atlético de Madrid in order to leapfrog the French club and secure third place and the consolation of a berth in the UEFA Cup. Coach Huub Stevens knows it is likely to be a nail-biting evening because the Dutch titleholders "don't even know if we have to win to progress". He added: "We'll just have to see how things develop. We have a minimal chance of going through, but we have to go for it."

Using the squad
Liverpool approach the game in confident mood after maintaining their one-point lead over Chelsea FC at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 victory away to Blackburn Rovers FC on Saturday. With their ticket to the knockout stage already rubber-stamped, Reds boss Rafael Benítez is expected to make full use of his squad on Tuesday. "It is clear that we will be making several changes," he said. "It's easier for us here because we're already qualified."

Roma 20:45 Bordeaux
Danger men
Roma have been in excellent form, winning their last four Serie A matches – including Saturday's 1-0 success at AC Chievo Verona – as well as six of their last seven games in all competitions, without losing. Mirko Vučinić, hero of Matchday 4's 3-1 triumph over Chelsea, should be fit after a knee problem to lead the attack alongside Júlio Baptista and Francesco Totti. Rodrigo Taddei is definitely out, though. "We will have to watch out for [Yoann] Gourcuff but, for me, Bordeaux's strength is their teamwork," added Spalletti. Blanc picked out Roma's captain as the man to keep an eye on. "Totti can catch you at any moment," he said. "But, in many respects, this is an easy match to prepare for because my players know what's at stake."


Panathinaikos 20:45 Anorthosis
All positions possible
Anorthosis were held by Bremen last time out after leading 2-0, and Ten Cate looked to increase the pressure on the competition debutants by noting that "they could lose everything if Bremen beat Inter". Ketsbaia, whose third-placed side can still finish in any position, responded: "At the start of the campaign no one believed that we would achieve what we have done. Now we are playing for qualification from the group stage. We have come to Athens to do that, and although we know it's not easy we believe in ourselves."


Bremen 20:45 InternazionaleYoungsters poised
With his side needing a victory to guarantee their passage to the knockout stage as pool winners, Mourinho will happily overlook friendships at the Weserstadion – even if he makes a few changes to the XI that won 3-0 at S.S. Lazio on Saturday. "The atmosphere in the team is great because I have not told anybody who is playing," the former Chelsea FC manager said. "Players who have been regular starters in recent weeks want to keep their places while others cannot wait to get in the side." Mario Balotelli and Davide Santon are among the latter group, and with Inter likely to be shorn of Patrick Vieira (thigh), Julio Cruz (thigh) and Cristian Chivu (knee), they may get their chance.

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