Injury news ahead of the Hamburg game

"Craig Bellamy is out on Thursday. He is getting scanned in London after the Easter weekend and, once that has taken place, we will have a better idea as to how long he will be out.

"We're hopeful that Shaun Wright-Phillips (ankle) will be ok. Wayne Bridge (hamstring) is a doubt, although he could be a possibility. We just have to see how the week goes.

"Vincent Kompany (hamstring)may be back, although it is touch and go because the game might just come a couple of days too early for him.

"It's difficult for us. We are fighting on two fronts in the Premier League and in Europe, but we are hopeful that we will be in better shape on Thursday."

>>Mark Hughes.