After Getafe’s last-minute equaliser to seal a 1-1 draw in the UEFA Cup quarter-final first leg, Bayern must now win the return or draw while scoring at least twice to make the semi-finals. The German league leaders dominated the first period but failed to make the most of a couple of excellent chances on the break after that. Despite the draw, coach Ottmar Hitzfeld remained upbeat: “We’re very strong away from home, so we can go there and win. I remain optimistic about our chances of going through.“

Reaction to Bayern v Getafe CF

Ottmar Hitzfeld: “We played really well in the first half and should have led 2-0 at half-time. We created chances every two or three minutes. Getafe applied the pressure for quarter of an hour after the break, but we controlled the game again after that. We had glorious chances on the break and we’ve got to be making it 2-0. But if you don’t get the second, you’re always going to come under pressure at the end. Getafe refused to accept a 1-0 defeat, they kept coming at us. They have terrific morale, and they ground out an equaliser. We had the chances for a much better result than that, but we still have a great chance of going through, although obviously we could have made it a lot easier for ourselves. 3-1 or 4-1 would have been the right result today. Now we’ll need to concentrate like never before when we go there, but we’re very strong away from home, so we can go there and win. I remain optimistic about our chances of going through.“

Daniel Jensen suffers injury set-back

The injury to his right thigh, picked up by Daniel Jensen during yesterday’s training session, has emerged as a muscle sinew tear. The 28 year old Danish midfielder confirmed the diagnosis as he began today with rehabilitation training: “Injuries are always frustrating, no matter when they occur”, explained Jensen, who has only recently recovered from a groin problem.

With regards to the length of time that he could be out of action, Jensen said: “I hope that I can re-join the team in two weeks but you really have to wait and see how the recovery process develops and we will know more about that next week.”

The Werder players went through two training sessions on Wednesday with the Daniel Jensen proving the only absentee from either session.