Ståle Solbakken insists he is fully focused on FC Copenhagen beating Club Brugge tomorrow and will only look at events in Porto if the Lions are in command.
FCK need to beat Brugge at the Jan Breydelstadion and hope Leicester draw or beat Porto.
The Lions sit two points below Porto heading into the final Group G game of the Champions League campaign - but with a better head-to-head record FCK would go through if the two teams are level on points after six games.
And Ståle confirmed he will not look at the score in Portugal until midway through the second half.
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“We will look on Per Wind’s phone,” Ståle said.
“He will be responsible for the updates on the match. It will probably only be the the last 20 minutes that we would need his phone.”
Ståle is expected to name a strong team for Wednesday’s clash, while Brugge may rotate their starting XI with Sunday’s domestic tie with Anderlecht in mind.
But our Norwegian manager warned against complacency.
“I expect the game to be very even,” he said.
“I don’t think there’s a big difference in the players, if they play with Timmy Simmons, Claudemir or Benoit Poulin (in midfield).
“For me Brugge have more or less the same quality among 14 or 15 players.
“For us we need to concentrate - Brugge have very good results especially at home.
“I don’t think they will weaken the team too much. It may even make them stronger as these players want to show what they are made of.”
Copenhagen guaranteed European knockout football for next spring with the 0-0 home draw against Porto last month.
Finishing third in Group G is the minimum the club can expect from tomorrow night.
FCK.dk also caught up with a number of the Lions players ahead of the clash.
Mathias Zanka
“It’s going to be two teams with everything to play for and two who don’t have anything to play for.
“There’s a difference in the mentality for two of the four teams. We will have to look at our match and try not to think too much about what’s happening in the other game. We have to win no matter what.
“We’ve had a really good campaign either way. We can look back and say nine points is great in the Champions League.”
Andreas Cornelius
“My injury is alright. I played this weekend and felt nothing so it’s good.
“My expectation is that it’s going to be a difficult game. They’re a good team and better now than the last time we met them. It’s not going to be easy.”
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Ludwig Augustinsson
“Its a very big game, for us it’s an important game. We can still go through to the last-16. There’s a good chance (of that).
“We hope we can get some help from Leicester but we have to do our job here first.
“In the beginning you didn’t know what teams you would face. I think we got a good draw and we’ve had a very good group stage.
“But we want to end it well as well. We have a good chance here tomorrow.”
Brugge manager Michel Preud also spoke ahead of tomorrow’s clash. Asked about FCK’s qualities, he said: "They are well-organised, have their own playing style and are physically very strong.
“They are strong in the air and have individuals who can make things happen.
“So that is a lot of quality."
