AZ Alkmaar are already
through to the last 32 of the UEFA Cup competition, while Grasshopper
have already been eliminated.
AZ Alkmaar coach
Louis van Gaal is likely to rest a number of his first-team players and
give a number of his fringe players the opportunity to impress. Barry
Opdam and Juha Reini are gradually returning to fitness but this match
could come too soon, while Dutch Under-21 midfield player Stijn Schaars
is definitely out after aggravating a persistent hip injury. Victory
here will certainly help, and if they pip Middlesbrough at the top of
Group D they will set up a tie against one of the teams who finished
third in the group stage.
Grasshoppers coach Hanspeter Latour will be without forwards Eduardo,
André Muff, Leandro Fonseca and Horacio Peralta through injury.
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