BATE keen to make amends for loss in Leverkusen

• Both sides will be eliminated if Roma win and this game ends in a draw
• Aleksandr Yermakovich: BATE were outplayed in Germany on matchday one
  
• Leverkusen triumphed 4-1 when the teams met for the first time
  
• Javier Hernández has scored in each of his last seven Leverkusen appearances
• Next games: Leverkusen v Barcelona, Roma v BATE (9 December)

Possible lineup
BATE: Chernik; Zhavnerchik, Polyakov, Milunović, Mladenović; Yablonski, A Volodko; Gordeichuk, Hleb, M Volodko; Mozolevski.
Out: Rodionov (knee), Stasevich (foot)

Leverkusen: Leno; Donati, Ramalho, Tah, Wendell; Kramer, Kampl; Bellarabi, Çalhanoğlu, Mehmedi; Hernández.
Out: Bender (ankle), Kiessling (ill), Jedvaj (hip), Hilbert (knee), Ryu (ankle), Papadopoulos (suspended), Toprak (suspended)

Aleksandr Yermakovich, BATE coach
We remember the first group game when we lost by a big margin in Germany. My players were impressed by the quality of Leverkusen. They really outplayed us in many departments and after their second goal we lost track of them – in defence and attack. We still have a chance to fight for second place. Before the start of the group stage we said that we would try to compete with Roma and Leverkusen.

Roger Schmidt, Leverkusen coach
This game is vital. I can't say it's the climax of the group, but the result will go a long way to deciding what happens. At Bayer we look only at ourselves and we will stick to that philosophy. BATE deserved their victory against Roma. They were leading 3-0 at half-time and demonstrated their ability to produce interesting and diverse attacks. It was a result that made us change our attitude to BATE.

Weekend results
BATE Borisov 5-0 Granit Mikashevichi (Mozolevski 14 72, Karnitski 30, Aleksievich 39, Gordeichuk 88)
With the league season over and another title secure, the holders have one foot in the Belarusian Cup quarter-finals after this resounding first-leg victory.

Javier Hernández can do little wrong at the moment©Getty Images

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-3 Leverkusen (Medojević 45; Hernández 23 39, Hakan Çalhanoğlu 72)
Javier Hernández's rich vein of form continued as Leverkusen halted a slump of three consecutive defeats in all competitions.

Form guide (all competitions, most recent first)
BATE: WWLWWL
Leverkusen: WLLLWW

Reporter's view: Denis Orlov
Both teams can still qualify. BATE impressed in beating Roma 3-2 at home in Borisov on matchday two, and will hope to win to enhance their chances of European football in the spring. Their more experienced visitors, however, start as favourites.

Did you know
• Yermakovich played in BATE's first encounter with Bundesliga opposition – a 1-0 first-leg success at 1860 München (5-0 aggregate) in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Find out more in our extensive match background.