Ståle Solbakken: - Yes, we have a chance

Ståle Solbakken was not happy about the teams which came out of the"yellow balls" at the UEFA draw today, and the head coach was also disappointed by the home/away appointments, but he was nevertheless hopeful in regards to the possible advancement from the UEFA Cup group stage.

- I would have prefered not to meet the two strongest teams from the group at home. Atletico Madrid are a team full of class and Panathinaikos are a team with alot of european experience, and they will be difficult opponents for us. It is not optimal for us that we meet Lokomotiv Moskva and Aberdeen in the middle of the hectic end of the SAS Liga, they are both typically strong at home. But we have shown before that we can tackle a hard programme, so let us see, says the head coach to FCCopenhagen.com and continues:

- If we look back at this years european games, we have played two good games against Benfica, and won over two games against the Israeli national team (Beitar Jerusalem) and a strong french side: RC Lens. If we can find this level of play again, then we have a good chance to go through, says Ståle Solbakken.