Injury-hit Leeds lifted by Bridges' return

The Leeds United captain Dominic Matteo is manager Terry Venables' major doubt ahead of their meeting with the Ukrainian side Metalurg Zaporizhya at Elland Road. Matteo has been struggling with a knee problem for most of the season, with the injury forcing him off at half-time in Saturday's 1-0 win over Manchester United. Nick Barmby, who was also substituted during the interval with a back injury, is unlikely to figure, joining Seth Johnson, Jason Wilcox, Teddy Lucic and Robbie Fowler on the sidelines. Venables has confirmed that Michael Bridges will make his long-awaited return from injury, with the striker being given a place on the bench. Zaporizhya have had a poor start to their domestic season but a weekend win lifted them up to fourth from bottom of the table.