St Patrick’s Athletic won’t compromise their approach to counter Hannover 96 at Tallaght Stadium tonight as manager Liam Buckley will send his side out to play their normal game against the Bundesliga giants.

Louis van Gaal insisted he would not resign following Bayern Munich’s 3-1 defeat at Hannover this afternoon.

Germany captain Michael Ballack will not play again in 2010 after the shin injury he picked up on September 11 emerged to be worse than first thought.

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Michael Ballack faces a six-week injury lay-off after picking up a micro-fracture in his left shin yesterday.