Everton midfielder Stephen Pienaar insists they can go into their Europa League clash with Sporting Lisbon full of confidence.

Pienaar, who is available to play on Tuesday after missing Wednesday's Chelsea victory after being sent off in the derby, is determined to show the Blues have learned their lessons from the mauling by Benfica.

The 27-year-old said: "Benfica have a really good team who can easily play in the Champions League, but I think we learned how to go about it against a Latin team. It helps us that we got one of the teams that play in their league. "We play the first game at home, so we can get into them, make it uncomfortable, and then when we get a chance in Portugal to do the same."