So it has once again fallen on Everton to prevent the Barclays Premier League suffering a week of complete ignominy in Europe . Roberto Martinez 's side have risen to the challenge regularly this season but now they are set for their biggest test here in Dynamo Kiev 's Olympic Stadium . Can they do it ? Sportsmail looks at five reasons why they can keep carrying the flag for England . Everton 's players jog around the running track at Dynamo Kiev 's Olympic Stadium on Wednesday . BUBBLING CONFIDENCE . Had Everton travelled here last week , their prospects would not have been so positive but the mood is significantly different thanks to back-to-back victories at Goodison Park against Kiev in the first leg and then Newcastle on Sunday . It is the first time since November Everton have managed to put two results like that together and it has made a big difference to the mood of the squad . Once this group gets on a roll and has confidence , they can meet challenges head on and they wo n't shirk what is in front of them . 'We know that it is going to be a tough game , ' said Seamus Coleman . 'We were very impressed with Kiev in the first leg and they have got good players , like ( Andrei ) Yarmolenko . But we have come here with confidence and we want to go through to the next round . ' Everton midfielder Ross Barkley scores his side 's final goal in their 3-0 win against Newcastle on Sunday . LETHAL LUKAKU . After enduring a difficult spell in the middle of the season , Everton 's record signing is beginning to deliver big goals at the right moments . He has scored 10 goals in his last 14 appearances , including the scruffy penalty which secured a first leg advantage . That strike made him Everton 's leading European scorer with seven and he has been proficient at coming up with big moments in this competition , such as hat-trick in Berne and a group-winning goal in Wolfsburg . He will fancy his chances of maintaining that sequence tonight . Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring his 10th goal in his last 14 games against Newcastle last weekend . Club legend Graeme Sharp and Everton in the Community coaches deliver a coaching session to local kids . DIFFERENT DEMANDS , DIFFERENT TEAM . If Everton have been erratic in the Premier League , playing in Europe has liberated them . Martinez puts domestic struggles down to the fact they lost a lot of ground in the race for fourth place early on and ultimately lost heart for a period . In Europe , though , they have had a sense of freedom and have been liberated by the chance to achieve something significant . They have won six of their nine games so far and the players are determined to not let the opportunity slip . 'We are going to approach it the way we approach every game , ' said Ross Barkley , who will have a key role to fulfil . 'We did well at home and hopefully now we can do that in the away game . We have to be positive and give our all . ' Manager Roberto Martinez ( left ) and Seamus Coleman speak to the media ahead of Thursday 's last 16 tie . Martinez poses with a group of local children inside Dynamo Kiev 's Olympic Stadium on Wednesday . SOMETHING IN THE YEAR ? This is a pithy point but seasons ending with a ' 5 ' have been good for Everton ; 1985 saw them win the European Cup Winners ' Cup . 1995 brought the FA Cup , their last piece of silverware ; 2005 ended with David Moyes guiding them to a top four finish , while 1915 heralded their second league title . Everton will , of course , need more than omens to get through but there has long been a feeling within the squad that they have the ability to go all the way to the final in Warsaw and they want to create their own history . Graeme Sharp , Kevin Sheedy , Trevor Steven and Andy Gray hold the European Cup Winners ' Cup in 1985 . NO FEAR . Much has been made of Dynamo 's formidable home record – they are unbeaten in the Olympic Stadium this season – but Everton are not going to sit back and hope to sneak through . By playing their natural game , Martinez believes they have an outstanding chance of progress . 'We have to be attack minded and when we are on the ball , we need to be a team that wants to score goals and make it very much eye to eye and an open game , ' said Martinez . 'That 's what I 'm looking for tomorrow , that we can make it a game full of chances for us . ' I do n't want it to be a game where they are a home team , and let them see if they can break us down . That would be a big mistake . It is wanting to achieve something historic and special for us and make our fans proud in Europe – which is what we are doing . ' Dynamo Kiev 's Oleh Gusev ( right ) celebrates after giving Dynamo Kiev the lead at Goodison Park .
Everton lead 2-1 after the first leg of their last 16 Europa League tie . The Toffees are in confident mood after winning their last two matches . Striker Romelu Lukaku has netted 10 goals in his last 14 games . Years ending in a five have been good for the Blues - they won the European Cup Winners ' Cup in 1995 and FA Cup in 1985 . Roberto Martinez wants his side to play without fear on Thursday night .