Schalke 04 coach Domenico Tedesco will bank on the experience of keeper Ralf Faehrmann for their Champions League Round of 16 first leg against Manchester City on Wednesday, despite having dropped him in the Bundesliga in favour of 22-year-old Alexander Nuebel.

FILE PHOTO: Schalke 04's goal keeper Ralf Faehrmann celebrates following his team's victory over Sporting in their Champions League group G soccer match in Gelsenkirchen October 21, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender