Everton boss David Moyes may well be tempted to hand Phil Jagielka a start in tonight's clash with Sporting Lisbon.
Everton have a shortage of central defenders with Sylvain Distin, John Heitinga and Tony Hibbert and Jagielka is almost ready to return after almost a year out with a knee injury.
He was pencilled in to play for the reserves this week but that match was cancelled due to the weather so it would be a risk if he was handed a start tonight but with Phillipe Senderos also struggling with a back problem, Jagielka could be drafted in as Everton aim to defend their 2-1 lead from the first leg.