Mark Schwarzer has promised that Fulham will play “in-your-face” football in an attempt to beat Italian legends Juventus for a place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League at Craven Cottage tonight.

Fulham trail 3-1 following the first leg of the round-of-16 tie in Turin last week. But Schwarzer believes his side can claw their way back by exploiting the intimidating nature of the Cottage, which will be packed with a sell-out crowd of 25,000.

The Australian goalkeeper said: “The game is there to be won. We know Juventus are a very good side and we'll have to be on top form if we're going to go through.

“But it's all about having the self-belief that you can go and win the game. We're more than capable of doing that. The style of play and the type of pressure that we can apply at home is something that can work very much in our favour.

“It's our job to make life very difficult for Juve. If we put them under enough pressure and perform well on the night, there's every chance that we can cause an upset at the Cottage.

“The Italian teams are not used to playing in this type of stadium.

“They're not used to the type of in-your-face' football and pressure that we can create and also the support that we have at home. At 3-1 we're not out of it.”

Juventus coach Alberto Zaccheroni has problems of his own in goal, as he may have to play 20-year-old Carlo Pinsoglio, who has never featured for the first team.

Italy No1 Gianluigi Buffon and former Arsenal keeper Alex Manninger, who played in the first leg, both have thigh injuries.

This could be an area that Fulham may exploit and Zaccheroni acknowledged the tie is far from over despite the Italians' two-goal lead.

He said: “We are aware of what Fulham's players are capable of and the problems they caused us in the first match. They keep their shape well and have a good coach in Roy Hodgson, who understands Italian football.

“I have no doubt that it will be a very tough match both psychologically and physically because of Fulham's pace and intensity.”

Fulham striker Bobby Zamora will be desperate to test Pinsoglio early on tonight if he plays and is also confident that he can get the better of World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro.

Zamora failed to find the net in the first leg as he was cleverly marshalled by veteran 36-year-old international Cannavaro and fellow Italy defender Nicola Legrottaglie.

The former Spurs striker did manage to create a few chances for the Cottagers down the wings in the second half in Turin and he believes that could be the key to unlocking the Juve defence at Craven Cottage.

“I thought I did well in the first leg against Cannavaro,” said Zamora.

“I held it up well and one thing I noticed is that he didn't like to be run down the channels.

“He's getting a bit older now, he wants to fight, pull and push you so I'm sure I'll try to turn and push him the other way.”

Dickson Etuhu's first-half away goal in Turin gives the Cottagers a slim chance of progressing but Fulham are missing key players.

Captain Danny Murphy and midfielder Jonathan Greening are suspended but Zamora is ready to deliver in what he admits will be one of the biggest games of his career.

“It would be massive if we went through,” he added.

“It's a huge game and we want to go further. We want to be at our best and winning that game will push us in the right direction.

“I suppose it is one of the biggest games of my life. There's so much riding on it and we are all desperate to perform.”