Manchester City have Lucy Bronze available but will again be without Steph Houghton when they take on Barcelona in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg in Monza.
The England pair have not been involved in City's last two matches.
While Bronze is set to return to action after her lay-off, skipper and fellow defender Houghton remains sidelined by a problem "in the Achilles area" sustained in the first leg of the last-16 tie against Fiorentina, City boss Gareth Taylor has said.
Regarding Houghton, Taylor told a press conference on Tuesday: "It's one we anticipated would have settled down by now.
"It's in the Achilles area, and it was in the first game against Fiorentina. I think it's probably not settled down as quickly as we'd like, or certainly as Steph would like – she's obviously really disappointed not to be here with the team.
"It's really difficult to answer in terms of when she'll be back. We're hoping it's not too far away, but we'll always look at what's the right thing for the player.
"We had this before, earlier in the season with many of our players, that we're trying to see the bigger picture. As much as these games are big, we're trying to see the bigger picture and make sure they're back for us for the remaining run-in."
