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 won'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 don'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 
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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 1985 and fa cup in 1995 . roberto martinez wants his side to play without fear on thursday night 