ALTHOUGH Glasgow City have had no problem finding the net in their opening two UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying matches, their head coach Eddie Wolecki Black expects goals to be much harder to come by against Twente in Enschede today.

The last game in Group 8 is crucial to both sides: a draw would ensure City top the group and qualify automatically for the last 32; defeat would put them at the mercy of results in the other seven groups, with only the two best runners-up qualifying for the knock-out stage.

"There's a big chance one of us will go out, which is a shame because this qualifying tournament should be about getting the best teams through to the last 32," pointed out the City coach. "I reckon this is a last-16 tie in terms of the quality of both sides."

Unlike their opening two games, which resulted in 7-0 and 9-0 wins over the Croatian champions Osijek and the Maltese Birkirkara, today's showdown is being played at the 30,000-seater De Grolsch Veste stadium which is home to Twente's men's side.

"It's a really big surface and it's difficult enough to create a lot of chances in men's games on a pitch that size, so it becomes even more difficult in a women's game," said Wolecki Black. "I don't expect there will be a lot of chances."

To add to the tension, City have been denied the opportunity to train on the pitch, which has aggrieved the head coach. "The rules say we must have access unless training on it would put the game in danger," said Wolecki Black. "Twente treated it for fungus on Sunday and we've been told we can't train on it because it is unsafe. They even said it was going to be a problem for us to visit the stadium, but we got that one sorted out.

"It seems they are trying to ensure they have an advantage, but I'm not going to make a big issue of it because I would rather focus on getting the result we need."

Wolecki Black feels that his side is now better equipped to play in Europe, a view given credence by the result against Osijek. Last season City needed a goal five minutes from the end to beat the Croatian side; this time around the contest was effectively over at half-time.

"Osijek only had two changes to the team we played last year," he noted. "We didn't expect to beat them by so much but we are fitter and perhaps more physical now, and we played really well on the day."

Twente have similar qualities, although they will be without their top scorer, Ellen Jansen, who was injured early in the first game against Birkirkara. The Dutch side scored 10 goals in winning their two matches, leaving City with the luxury of knowing a draw would be good enough for them to go through.

A big crowd is expected, although with a Tuesday afternoon kick-off, it is unlikely to match the 9000 who turned up to watch Twente win the inaugural BeNe League with a win over nearest rivals Standard Liege. "The size of the crowd for that match maybe shows that, when people are open-minded, there is a product worth watching," said Wolecki Black.

City welcome back Scotland midfielder Emily Thomson from injury and she should play her first European game for the club following her acrimonious summer move from Celtic. Nine City players have found the net in the opening two games, but Wolecki Black nominated Jo Love, who has scored three, and Sarah Crilly, with four, for special praise.