Cavalier Bremen to play it cool against Lyon

WERDER BREMEN may need to curb a playing style bordering on the reckless when they face ambitious Olympique Lyon in the home leg of their Champions League knockout round clash this evening.

The German champions are the leading scorers in the Bundesliga, with 49 goals in 22 matches, and they averaged two goals a game in the opening phase of the Champions League in qualifying behind Inter Milan.

They could not manage a clean sheet in any of their group stage home games however, and a doubt remains about their ability to play the cannier game required in the knockout rounds, where away goals count double in the event of an aggregate draw.