Brave Magpies bow out to Benfica

Newcastle 1 Benfica 1

It was always going to be an uphill battle for the north-east club, who lost 3-1 in the first leg in Lisbon, but they gave themselves hope when Papiss Cisse, had already seen two goals disallowed , scored a 71st-minute header, his fifth goal in seven games.

The Geordies were then pushing for another goal — which would have seen them into the semi-final — and the Newcastle bench were pleading in vain for a 75th-minute penalty after Cisse and Artur came together inside the box — but Croatian referee Ivan Bebek was unmoved.