Morgan Schneiderlin is vowing Everton will take Apollon Limassol “seriously” – and says his team need to win tonight’s clash with the Cypriots to avoid placing themselves under “massive pressure” in the Europa League.
The Blues lost their opening Group E encounter against Italian team Atalanta a fortnight ago – but Schneiderlin cited the experience of former club Manchester United last year as reason for optimism.
United’s ultimately triumphant Europa League campaign got off to an inauspicious start when they were beaten 1-0 by Feyenoord. Nevertheless, the Old Trafford club recovered to win four of their group matches to progress to the knockout phase, before going on to lift the trophy with victory over Ajax in May’s final.