Fulham fullback John Pantsil hopes to see action in their Europa League semifinal against Hamburg.

Pantsil has been out of action since picking up a serious knee injury in the Cottagers' west London derby defeat against Chelsea in December.

Ghana's Player of the Year had to undergo an operation to cure the problem with his posterior cruciate ligament in January before returning to training three weeks ago.

"I feel very happy with the progress of my knee and much more confident and comfortable," said Pantsil, who signed from West Ham in 2008.

"I'm someone who always gives my best and tries my heart out and I went in for a challenge and lost out.

"It's been really frustrating so now that I'm fit to play again I have to work so hard so that I can be the same player I was before."