Torino have a mountain to climb against Zenit, but have shown before they can upset the Europa League odds.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin at 20.05 GMT, as the Granata have to overcome a 2-0 first leg deficit to reach the quarter-finals.

Toro started from the preliminary rounds and are still unbeaten at home, but the last two fixtures here ended in draws.

That includes a 2-2 with Athletic Bilbao, which saw them surprise everyone to win 3-2 at the San Mames.

Torino have a mountain to climb against Zenit, but have shown before they can upset the Europa League odds.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin at 20.05 GMT, as the Granata have to overcome a 2-0 first leg deficit to reach the quarter-finals.

Toro started from the preliminary rounds and are still unbeaten at home, but the last two fixtures here ended in draws.

That includes a 2-2 with Athletic Bilbao, which saw them surprise everyone to win 3-2 at the San Mames.

Veteran Coach Giampiero Ventura will be hoping for a similar turnaround tonight, though Marco Benassi is suspended after his red card in Russia and Giuseppe Vives injured.

Javi Garcia also sits out a ban for Zenit, joining the injured Aleksandr Anyukov, Andrey Arshavin, Viktor Fayzulin and Aleksandr Kerzhakov.

The team coached by Andre Villas-Boas went into the Europa League via the Champions League group phase and can count on Italy international defender Mimmo Criscito, who scored in the first leg.

Torino: Padelli; Maksimovic, Glik, Moretti; Darmian, Farnerud, Gazzi, El Kaddouri, Molinaro; Quagliarella, Maxi Lopez
Torino bench: Castellazzi, Masiello, Jansson, Bovo, Silva, Amauri, Martinez
Zenit: Lodygin; Smolnikov, Luis Neto, Garay, Criscito; Tymoshchuk, Witsel; Hulk, Danny, Shatov; Rondon
Zenit bench: Baburin, Lombaerts, Mogilevets, Ryazantsev, Rodic, Zuev, Sheydaev
 

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