Ros Casares ace DeLisha Milton believes Tuesday's quarter-final first leg against Fenerbahce could be make-or-break for her side's EuroLeague Women title hopes.

Ros have already lost twice to the Turkish side during this season's competition, and Milton feels it is vital they pick up a victory from their trip to Istanbul on Tuesday or risk exiting the tournament.

		“	That first game is a must-win situation.	„
		De Lisha Milton

Fenerbahce have lost only once at their Caferaga Sports Hall arena during the current campaign and will have home advantage if the tie against Ros goes to a third-match decider.

Despite that though, Milton, who won the EuroLeague Women title with Gambrinus Brno last season, is still optimistic Ros can find a way through to the Final Four.

"I'm confident. If I wasn't, I would have to look at myself very carefully," she told PA Sport.

"I'm very confident in my team and I hope we can get this monkey off our backs, which is the Turkish team.

"They have our number and they have beaten us twice already this season, at home and away. So we have our work cut out for us this series.

"It is a crucial game. That first game is a must-win situation."

Fortunately for Ros, in US superstar Milton they have one of the tournament's best players this season.

The 32-year-old star currently leads the EuroLeague Women in both scoring (20.3) and rebounding (11.2).

Milton, who poured in 22 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in her side's last meeting with Fenerbahce during the group stages, refused to take all the credit for those statistics though, insisting her team-mates had as much a part to play.

"What that (the averages) tells me is that as a player I have the ability to score, but what has allowed me to achieve those figures is my team," said Milton.

"I am surrounded by a lot of a great players and when you have a lot of experienced players who know the game the opposing defence cannot help but to defend everyone honestly, and that gives me an opportunity to have a lot more one-on-one play.

"With our team, playing against us one-on-one is pretty difficult. I will have to give all the credit to my team and my team-mates."