Werder Bremen (Germany) coach Thomas Schaaf hopes to be as successful in UEFA-Cup final's play as a coach as he was a player when he guides his team against FC Shakhtar Donetsk of the Ukraine in Wednesday's UEFA-Cup Championship Game in Istanbul Turkey.

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As of Tuesday morning, online sportsbook Bodog listed this UEFA-Cup finals soccer match as a PICK with Werder Bremen only a slight favorite on the moneyline at +155 compared to Shakhtar Donetsk at +165 to win. Odds on a DRAW are installed at +225 with a 2 1/2 total. The UNDER 2 1/2 total price is favored at -115 while the OVER is priced at -105.

Schaaf, in his tenth year as coach of Werder Bremen, was a member of the team as a player when it last won the UEFA-Cup Championship in 1991-92. For FC Shakhtar Donetsk, it is their first appearance in UEFA-Cup championship play.

Werder Bremen began its run to Wednesday's championship game Coming from 2-0 down at the San Siro to knock out AC Milan with a 2-2 draw in the last 16, seeing off Udinese Calcio in Italy at the quarter-final stage, and then beating Hamburger SV 3-2 at the Arena Hamburg to overturn a home-leg loss and reach the final.

Shakhtar have come into the game having won 23 of their last 27 games in all competitions and ten of their last eleven.

This is a match-up of teams with contrasting styles; the attack minded and physical Bremen club against the more finess skillful stye of Shakhtar.

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