? Striker misses trip to Germany because of a groin strain
? United have in-form Mexican Javier Hern�ndez to call on
Dimitar Berbatov is out of Manchester United's Champions League semi-final at Schalke with a groin strain. The Bulgarian missed Saturday's Premier League win over Everton and although Sir Alex Ferguson said after the 1-0 victory that he had no fitness concerns ahead of Tuesday's first leg, Berbatov did not check in with the rest of his team-mates at Manchester airport.
Although Berbatov had been unlikely to start, his absence is a blow as it denies Ferguson a useful attacking weapon on the bench. He does have the in-form Javier Hern�ndez, who scored his 19th goal of the season at the weekend, and Wayne Rooney, who will not remember his last trip to Gelsenkirchen with any fondness as he was sent off during England's World Cup quarter-final defeat to Portugal in 2006.
Although one of their most famous nights came against German opposition in 1999 final, United have not beaten a Bundesliga side in a two-legged encounter since the European Cup was revamped into the Champions League in 1992.
Bayern Munich ended their hopes at the quarter-final stage last year, and 1997 and 2002 saw semi-final defeats at the hands of Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen respectively.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/apr/25/dimitar-berbatov-manchester-united-schalke
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