St Pat’s won’t compromise against German giants Hannover

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.

Having travelled to Ireland following a pre-season training camp in Austria, Mirko Slomka’s side, who finished seventh in the Bundesliga last season, are naturally confident of going through to the play-off round over the two legs.

Beaten in last year’s quarter-final by eventual Europa League winners Atletico Madrid, Hannover boast a multi-national squad on an average weekly salary of €27,000 (more than twice St Pat’s weekly budget in total) and are likely to start up to seven full internationals in Dublin 24 this evening.