Partizan comes to town

The moment the grouping was announced, I instantly knew the match against Partizan would be the toughest of all. Following the loss to Sevilla, VfB is in dire need of a victory but face a tough club from Belgrade that equally had problems in their opening match losing to Sampdoria.

Armin Veh knows Partizan is a team to be dealt with seriously:

"Partizan are a good team, defending champions at home and already on top again. That's a tough nut."

In expecting an aggressive attack he commented:

"Belgrade won't come to defend. They're aggressive and robust, but they're still skillful and dangerous up front."

VfB is missing Khalid Boulahrouz and Yildiray Bastürk with Sami Khedira doubtful but does welcome back Ludovic Magnin from injury.

For those unaccustomed to the great Serbian club they boast a selection of internationally capped White Eagles with young play-maker Zoran Tošić spearheading the attack with Lamine Diarra and Veljko Paunović up-front. Goalkeeping duties will be handled by veteran Darko Božović, with the back-line of Ivan Stevanović, Srđa Knežević, captain Nenad Đorđević and a defender with tremendous promise Ivan Obradović. Along with Tošić in the midfield, expect Almami Moreira, Juca and another great young talent, Ljubomir Fejsa to fill-out the lineup.

Great match upcoming in one-hour. If anyone wishes, I'll provide updates so please comment.