Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov is looking forward to a return to his former club when Spurs travel to Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Cup.
Bulgaria international Berbatov spent five years with the German club before making a £10.9million summer switch to England, having helped Bayer reach the Champions League final in 2002.
"If I do score it will be strange, but I'm a professional player and it doesn't matter if they are my friends," Berbatov commented.
"Like usual, you raise your hands to show you have scored.
"I was happy that I was there and now I have a lot of other things to do, the game and the games in the future with Tottenham.
"I'm really happy to be back, but I have a job to do and during the 90 minutes there are no friends."
Leverkusen coach Michael Skibbe was fulsome in his praise of Berbatov ahead of the BayArena showdown, saying: "He's one of the best strikers in the world.
"He's got wonderful technique, is very good with his head, both feet are very fast and all the time he has an eye for players in better positions. He's very special."
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