PSV succumbed to a comprehensive quarter-final, first-leg defeat in Lisbon last week, courtesy of Eduardo Salvio's brace and efforts from Pablo Aimar and Javier Saviola. Zakaria Labyad grabbed a consolation and potentially important away goal at the Estadio de Luz, but Bakkal is realistic about his side's chances of progression. "We know we'll face an uphill battle but we'll give it our best shot," he said. "We play in our stadium in front of 30,000 PSV fans and intend to put in a fine display. "I must admit it will be hard to bounce back from defeat to Benfica in the first leg. "Players of the PSV team that won the European Cup in 1988 will be at the game, which is certainly an incentive to perform well. "We haven't done badly this season so far, we've reached the Europa League quarter-finals and we're still in the title race." The Holland international's sentiments were echoed by manager Fred Rutten, who has several key players missing for the encounter. "We have some injury and suspension concerns," he said. "Orlando Engelaar and Erik Pieters are ruled out through suspension and Wilfred Bouma is not 100% fit. "He'll face a late fitness test before a decision is made. "I've said beforehand we need a fully-fit squad to get a good result. "But in Lisbon we conceded two clumsy goals, on the stroke of half-time and deep into injury time. "We'll try and score an early goal. It would give us a confidence boost against a very tough side to beat." Benfica are expected to field their strongest possible side as the they look to book their first European semi-final place in 17 years. Manager Jorge Jesus has no suspension issues to contend with and is likely to field the same starting XI which began the first leg in Lisbon.
