Everton boss David Moyes insists they're taking the Europa League seriously.

Blues go into their clash with Benfica missing ten first teamers. Joseph Yobo and Leon Osman are the latest absentees with head and ankle injuries that prevented them travelling to Portugal.

They have joined Steven Pienaar, Phil Neville, Phil Jagielka, Mikel Arteta, Victor Anichebe and James Vaughan in the treatment room.

If that was not enough, Lucas Neill and John Heitinga are ineligible to face one of football's most famous names.

Asked if he felt had enough quality in the squad to get the job done, Moyes said: "Yes, it is part of what we do at Everton.

"You look over the course of a season we have to fight very hard in the Premier League.

"The last two years we have finished fifth. So we have some consistency. Part of that has been our quality to never give in and I am sure the players will do that again."

He added: "The European games have helped us improve. The run we had two years ago when we lost to Fiorentina on penalty kicks showed that improvement.

"We go into all games trying to win but it is fair to suggest we might be happy coming to Benfica and taking a point."