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Record signing Robinho has been cleared to play despite limping off with a thigh strain in the lacklustre 2-0 defeat at Fratton Park, while skipper Richard Dunne and Shaun Wright-Phillips are both back in action in the Danish capital.
City will travel without midfielder Gelsen Fernandes, whose slight hamstring injury rules him out for a week, but otherwise Hughes takes the squad that is being counted among the favourites to reach the Istanbul final on May 20.
Republic of Ireland rock Dunne is back after suspension, and Hughes said: "Four games out is a long period but we expect him to be refreshed and make an impact.
"And if you look at the game at the weekend, we possibly lacked that ability to drive past people with pace with the ball and get in behind people.
"We struggled, but Shaun will help in that respect - he takes people on in good areas and things happen when you do that."
Dunne's presence in central defence and SWP's attacking intent can only bolster a side that has taken some criticism over that last outing at Portsmouth - not least from manager Hughes, who nevertheless has some sympathy.
He said: "In recent away games - Stoke and Portsmouth spring to mind - teams have set up to make sure they get a draw then anything else is a bonus. Teams have sat back and we haven't been able to break them down and make the chances.
"Then we've been caught out by sucker punches. We've got to create more chances. We are playing too much like the home side away from home, if that makes sense. We've had the majority of possession but without real threat or attacking focus.
"It only takes one slip or a couple of consecutive errors and we concede. Trying to get back on terms then is a difficult task. Chasing games away from home is always more difficult."
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