While OM have lost seven of their last eight games in all competitions, Bayern have scored 22 goals in their last five games and head to Provence beaming with confidence.
Marseille, who put an end to their losing streak with a 1-1 draw at Nice in Ligue 1 on Saturday, will be without goalkeeper Steve Mandanda and centre-back Souleymane Diawara through suspension.
Senegal's Diawara will also miss the rest of the season after he sustained a serious knee injury at Nice.
"Hope does not care about logic," said Bracigliano.
Saturday's draw at Nice was also hard-fought as they snatched a point despite playing the second half with 10 men following Charles Kabore's dismissal on the stroke of half-time.
"The bleeding has not stopped yet but at least we have put a bandage on it," coach Didier Deschamps told reporters.
Deschamps may also be able to count on Loic Remy, who missed Saturday's game with a thigh problem but could partner Mathieu Valbuena at the Stade Velodrome after his France team mate returned from an injury layoff against Nice.
Marseille fans wishing to be upbeat ahead of their first appearance in the last eight since winning the competition in 1993 will wince when looking at Bayern's recent displays.
"We are thinking straight and are very confident," former Marseille midfielder Franck Ribery said. "We will prepare very well for this game to get the good result we want."
"We only have finals now going into the last stretch of the season," said Gomez, whose team are chasing a treble of titles with the Champions League final to be held in Munich in May.
"These knockout games are very attractive."
Schweinsteiger's presence could be key as his absence for several months this season through a br
