Bayern hope to welcome back Toni for UEFA Cup clash Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld is hoping to welcome back Italian World Cup striker Luca Toni for Wednesday night's UEFA Cup Group F home game against Greek side Aris Saloniki.
Victory would mean Bayern book their place amongst the knock-out stages where eight teams drop down from the Champions League to battle it out in Europe's second-tier competition.
Toni was missing for Saturday's 0-0 Bundesliga draw against Hertha Berlin with a thigh injury, but trained with the German league leaders on Sunday.
He is the league's joint top-scorer with nine goals and already has two goals from this season's UEFA Cup campaign.
Midfielder Mark van Bommel sat out training on Sunday with a bruised leg, but defender Willy Sagnol had shaken off the back injury which kept him out of Saturday's trip to Berlin.
"I hope Luca can play," said Hitzfeld ahead of the game against the Greek side who broke a run of three defeats on Saturday with a 2-0 Greek super-league victory over AO Xanthi.
Goalkeeper Oliver Kahn is expected to be back between the posts after missing the Hertha game because after being suspended for criticising Toni and French midfielder Ribery the previous weekend.
The top three sides from the group will go through with Bolton Wanderers leading the table while Saloniki are second with Bayern in third place.
Defeat would be a disaster for the home side as it would be the first time Bayern have been beaten on home turf in the UEFA Cup for ten years.
Bayern's Bundesliga rivals Hamburg have already qualified for the knock out stages of the UEFA Cup and they take on Swiss side FC Basel at the HSH Nordbank Arena on Thursday night
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