Schalke bare their teeth

SCHALKE have had a BIT of bad luck ahead of their Champions League clash with Manchester United.

The Germans suffered a bizarre training-ground injury scare to whizkid Kyriakos Papadopoulos, who had his hand hurt by team-mate Anthony Annan's TEETH.

It forced the Greek defender, 19, out of training.

Schalke boss Ralf Rangnick said: "He had severe pain in the hand, so he cancelled the workout as a precaution."

It is the latest misfortune to hit the Bundesliga outfit ahead of Tuesday's semi-final first leg in Gelsenkirchen.

Keeper Manuel Neuer has announced he is set to join Bayern Munich, while centre-back Christoph Metzelder must play in a protective mask as he recovers from a broken nose.

Yet Brazilian striker Edu reckons they can shock Alex Ferguson's men.

He said: "We have a chance to be really successful. Anything's possible in football."

Schalke thrashed holders Inter Milan 7-3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and have Europe's record goal scorer in Raul in their team.