Schalke Vs Manchester United – Preview

Schalke will be hoping that history repeats itself against Manchester United as Red Devils have never beaten any German side in a two legged tie of champions league. Previously, United had lost to Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich ( 2 Times) in champions league. Their most recent defeat from a German side in champion’s league e came last season when Bayern Munich crashed United hopes at the semi final stage.  Schalke04 will be aiming to make 5 German teams to eliminate United when they face Red Devils at their own home ground today.

Schalke04 who eliminated defending champions Inter Milan at the quarter final stage have been great in Europe this season. They have registered 7 wins and 2 draws in their last 9 European games.  The best thing for Schalke04 before the tie is that they have won all of their 5 fixtures at Veltins Arena this season. They may be labeled as underdogs but they possess a record goal scorer striker in the form of Raul who is the highest scorer in the history of this competition so far.

However,  Red Devils themselves cannot be taken lightly as they want to make three champions league finals in four years. They are unbeaten in Europe for 11 games, a streak which started after their defeat against Bayern Munich last year. Most importantly, their away record in champion’s league has been amazing with only one defeat in last 22 games.

Schalke04 Vs Manchester United Live Stream Will Be Available just before the match starts, you can watch the match live at 19:45 GMT

Schalke04 Team News

Medical team will give key defender Bendikt Howedes a late fitness test to prove his complete recovery from stomach problem. Howedes was the key player for Schalke in their famous win over Inter Milan and coach Rangnick is aware that his squad will need a big overhaul if Howedes is unable to make into the starting lineup. However, there are some better news for Rangnick as well because Kyriakos Papadopoulous and Kluge who both played a big part against Inter Milan are ready to start the match.

Manchester United Team News

Sir Alex Ferguson who is desperate to end his bad run against German oppositions will be without top scorer Dimitar Berbatov for the first leg. Berbatov is suffering from a groin problem and he has remained in Manchester to get further treatment on his injury. Long term injury victim, Owen Hargreaves and Darren Fletcher are both missing for United. John O’Shea is available for selection after the Irish defender completely recovered from a slight knock which he picked up against Everton in premier league.