Newcastle facing second leg battle

Benfica 3 Newcastle 1

Newcastle facing second leg battle
Thu, 04 Apr, 2013 - 22:56

Benfica 3 Newcastle 1

Newcastle are facing an uphill task to make the Europa League semi-finals after Benfica came from behind to emerge with a two-goal advantage from this evening’s quarter-final first leg in Lisbon.

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