Birmingham City v Maribor: Europe has raised our game, says Burke
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Your support makes all the difference.Striker Chris Burke believes Birmingham's exploits in the Europa League this season have lifted their league form. City host Maribor tonight needing victory to have a chance of qualifying for the round of 32, while relying on Braga also winning at the Group H leaders, Club Brugge.
"The Europa League has been a great experience because you want to play against the best players in the world," Burke said. "People thought it was going to be a bit tough for us [but] it maybe spurred us on and [has] given us confidence in what we can do." Burke scored in City's 2-1 victory in Slovenia in September and remains positive about tonight's return at St Andrew's.
"I think we just have to look at it positively," the forward added. "It will still be a tough match against Maribor but we have to win our game and see what happens."
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