Perhaps it will only function as the opening night in the Europa League but Gregory Sertic believes Bordeaux have to get a confident result at Eintracht Frankfurt if they're to stand any probability of progressing for the knockout stage.
The 24-year-old midfielder, who recently signed a legal contract extension to hold him with the Stade du Moustoir until 2017, has watched helplessly while Bordeaux made a terrible start to their domestic campaign - a broken ankle keeping him beyond three defeats, one draw along with a solitary win.
Sertic knows something should change at Frankfurt's Commerzbank-Arena if Les Girondins are to drag outside of an early nosedive and, with Apoel Nicosia and Maccabi Tel-Aviv offering more stiff opposition in Group F, he reckons the French club have "no choice" but to grab points on Thursday night.
He told Bordeaux's official website: "If we continue similar to this, things will only get more complicated. Boss Francis Gillot should name an attacking line-with Cheick Diabate and Henri Saivet both as part of the travelling squad, but left-back Jeremy Brechet is doubtful.
Frankfurt, meanwhile, have zero fresh injury concerns with striker Vaclev Kadlec, who's scored three goals in as many games, starting in front of Takashi Inui. Srdjan Lakic and Joselu could drop to the bench.
The 1980 UEFA Cup winners sealed their get back to your competitors which has a two-legged play-off convert Qarabag following their sixth-placed finish in Bundesliga.
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