Magpies will be hoping for another one of those great European nights in the North-East.
Premier League strugglers Newcastle United host SL Benfica in the second leg of their Europa League last-eight tie at St James’ Park on Thursday night needing to overturn a 3-1 deficit from the first leg in Lisbon last week.
However, head coach Alan Pardew and his men will have been lifted by their dramatic late home win against Fulham in the top flight on Sunday, but at the same time they will be well aware that beating the in-form Portuguese league leaders by two clear goals will be no easy task either – especially if Benfica grab one or more away goals.
Watch a video previewing the game below:
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