Emmanuel Emenike is in a race against the clock to be fit for Wednesday's UEFA Champions League reverse fixture against Benfica in Lisbon.<br /><br />The 25 - year - old had to be substituted on Saturday at half time in Spartak Moscow's 5 - 0 spanking of Krylya Sovetov, the team's biggest away victory in 11 years.<br /><br />According to <span style=""><a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&amp;hl=en&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsport%2Bexpress%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D939%26bih%3D548%26prmd%3Dimvns&amp;rurl=translate.google.com.ng&amp;sl=ru&amp;twu=1&amp;u=http://football.sport-express.ru/russia/premier/&amp;usg=ALkJrhi3fEF32UgLUOxG11EbQpQCFylu_w">Sport Express Russia,</a> </span> <span style="">Emenike is scheduled to travel to Germany in the coming hours so doctors can quickly examine the nature of his back injury. <br /><br />All things being equal, the Nigeria international will join the <i>red and white</i> before they travel to Portugal for the fourth round tie against Benfica.<br /><br />The Super Eagle's last appearance in the Champions League was a month ago against Efe Ambrose's Celtic.<br /><br /><b>Stay Tuned...............</b><br /><i><br />Photo Credit: nigeriabestforum.com</i><br /></span>