James Wilkin:, external Having seen Luke Garbutt play for Colchester, I think he'll be absolutely fine tonight going forward, superb crosser.

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What a test this is for 21-year-old Luke Garbutt. His only other start for Everton came in a League Cup tie. Slightly different to playing in this cauldron of noise.

A good noise coming from a packed Volkswagen Arena as the home fans bounce up and down. Wolfsburg have started quickly, Everton need to calm things down.

Ivan Perisic has a great chance to put the hosts ahead but heads over from close range.

Former Everton captain Phil Neville

"Great seeing @luke_garbutt start for the Toffees tonight."

Almost a disastrous start for Everton. Ivan Perisic gets down the left for Wolfsburg and his flashing drive across goal is just inches away from the waiting Nicklas Bendter. A sign of things to come?

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So Arsenal did on Wednesday night and Manchester City did it on Tuesday night, can Everton make it a hat trick of wins for English clubs against German opponents in Europe this week?

We will find out in the next 90 minutes. With Krasnodor leading Lille 1-0 at half time, a win or a draw will see them through. Game on.

Coco, in London: Europa league is just as intense as the Champions League, except teams are further apart distance-wise and have more hostile atmospheres. The financial rewards just aren't worth it; Uefa need to do something about that.

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"If you ask me if I am one of the best strikers in the world, I say yes because I believe it."

Nicklas Bendtner's rather over-confident statement, external back in 2010 has certainly come back to haunt him a few times over the past seasons.

The Dane scored 47 goals in 171 appearances for Arsenal after joining from Copenhagen in 2004, had loan spells with Birmingham, Sunderland and Juventus, before signing for Wolfsburg in the summer.

Life in Germany didn't start brilliantly for him either but, without a goal after his first eight appearances, he has been enjoying the goals again in recent weeks.

With the likes of Inter Milan, Napoli, Fiorentina and Sevilla topping their Europa League groups, Britain's trio of teams left in the competition know it is only going to get harder.

Add on the eight sides who will join in the knockout stages after finishing third in their Champions League groups and the team who pick up the trophy at the end of the campaign will be more than deserved winners.

The teams are out at the Volkswagen Arena.

Marius Hollenga:, external The #EuropaLeague is the most fun club football competition in Europe, the CL is dull in comparison.

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One match has finished with Dynamo Moscow, already through, beating Panathinaikos 2-1 in Group E. It's half-time in the Group H match between Krasnodar and Lille, with the Russians leading 1-0 - a win would keep alive their knockout-round hopes.

Highlights from the 18:00 GMT matches include a potentially a cracking game in Rotterdam with second place Feyenoord hosting leaders Sevilla - neither side have secured qualification. There is also an exciting clash in Group I between Sparta Prague and Rafa Benitez's Napoli - both leading with nine points. Ukrainian club Dynamo Kiev will secure qualification from Group J with a win over Portuguese outfit Rio Ave. In Group K, full-back Micah Richards could help his Fiorentina side book their spot in the knockout round with a draw against Guingamp.

Forget Everton's drubbing of Wolfsburg last time out, Die Wolfe are no mugs...

Since that defeat, they have won 10 of their last 13 matches and are second in the Bundesliga.

Everton boss Roberto Martinez said on ITV 4: "They are a team with more confidence than before. Well organised and well structured. We come here with the clear mentality of trying to win the game. That will make it a very open game.

"It has been a phenomenal experience so far."

Former Everton midfielder Peter Reid on Twitter:, external Tough one tonight, thought they played well at Goodison. Didn't defend great , good going forward. Howard was excellent.

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It looks like the Wolfsburg fans are enjoying themselves pre match as well, if these pictures tweeted by the German club, external are anything to go by...

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Steven Naismith is one of a number of players who have not travelled. The Scot is missing due to a hamstring problem sustained in the 2-1 win over West Ham on Saturday.

Naismith has had a stunning season so far for Martinez's men but there is far more to him than just being a Premier League footballer. Read Matt Slater's excellent feature on why he is still the working-class lad, with old-fashioned values here.

Leighton Baines (hamstring), Gareth Barry (ankle), Darron Gibson (knee) and Steven Pienaar (knee), are also absent from the trip to Germany, leaving Everton a tad bit stretched.

Tottenham will qualify for the Europa League knockout stages if they beat Partizan Belgrade at White Hart Lane this evening.

And they couldn't ask for better opponents with Serbian side Partizan already been eliminated from the competition, with just one point from four matches in Group C.

That point did come against Spurs in the reverse fixture though.

A draw or defeat will also be enough if Asteras fail to win at home to Besiktas. That is for later though.

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Several thousand Everton fans have made the trip to north Germany and you can be certain a few steins have already been sunk.

Roberto Martinez's men hammered the Bundesliga outfit 4-1 in the reverse fixture in September, their first match back in the Europa League since 2010.

There is plenty to see for the travelling blue army, including the Wolfsburg Water Show, the world's largest water-flame-laser-video fountain show with 70-metre high fountains, and an open air museum-theme park dedicated to cars.

But another victory for Everton this evening and it will be bars that should be ready for the rush.

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Everton's 21-year-old defender Luke Garbutt makes just his second start for the Toffees, while striker Arouna Kone is named on the bench for the first time since injuring his knee 13 months ago.

Wolfsburg include former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner in their line up while Brazil's Luis Gustavo starts in midfield.

Everton XI: Howard, Hibbert, Garbutt, Jagielka, Distin, Besic, McCarthy, McGeady, Mirallas, Eto'o, Lukaku. Subs. Joel, Kone, Atsu, Osman, Coleman, Browning, Barkley.

Wolfsburg XI: Benaglio; Vieirinha, Naldo, Knoche, Schäfer; Malanda, Gustavo; De Bruyne, Hunt, Perisic; Bendtner. Subs. Grun, Klose, Caligiuri, Olic, Träsch, Jung, Arnold.

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Elsewhere in the world of football, Brazil legend Pele has been transferred to a special care unit following treatment for a urinary infection.

The Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo stated the 74-year-old three-time World Cup winner had been moved after suffering "clinical instability".

Reports had suggested Pele, admitted on Monday, was in intensive care. Pele, a World Cup winner in 1958, 1962 and 1970, was initially discharged from hospital on 13 November after surgery to remove kidney stones.