Also newsworthy, Nasdaq is now trying to keep pace with the competition by offering an attractive consolation prize in the event the transaction is blocked.
It was far from the humiliation that the Toffees suffered on their previous visit to Lisbon - the 5-0 drubbing at Benfica earlier in the competition - but that will be of no consolation to David Moyes, who cut a frustrated figure as he harangued officials during the final minutes of the tie.