Fulham"s prerogative for their conspicuous quip feat over Juventus last night is a Europa League quarter-final opposite Wolfsburg, the German champions.
Roy Hodgson"s side constructed an implausible turnaround at Craven Cottage to redeem from a 4-1 necessity and secure a noted 5-4 total win. They will right afar face the Bundesliga pretension holders, who were knocked out of the Champions League this season, with the initial leg to be played in London. The leader will face Hamburg or Standard Liege in the semi-finals.
Liverpool will have to overcome dual of European football"s greatest names if they are to reach the last of the Europa League.
Rafael Benitez"s side, who kick Lille 3-1 on total last night, will fool around Benfica in the quarter-finals, with the leader assembly possibly Valencia or Atletico Madrid in the last four.
Related LinksDempsey creates square of story for FulhamTorres stand in eases vigour on BenitezStunning Fulham quip knocks out JuventusBenitez is heedful of the hazard acted by Benfica carrying formerly been dumped out of Europe by them. Four years ago the Portuguese side finished the Reds" hopes of apropos the initial side to win back-to-back Champions League titles when they lost 3-0 over dual legs.
Benfica are now 3 points transparent of Braga at the tip of the Portuguese Liga and Benitez will not blink their last-eight opponents, who embody between their ranks Pablo Aimar, who Benitez managed at Valencia.
"We know they are a great group and, of course, we have played them prior to in the Champions League," Benitez said. "They are a large bar with a lot of await from their fans and it will be a formidable game. They are tip of the list and personification unequivocally well at the moment. I know a series of their players well - Aimar, Javier Saviola, Javi Garcia - so we know they have a lot of quality."
Benitez has got his elite sequence in conditions of the afar leg being initial but he is endangered the Anfield cause might not have as most of an outcome on Benfica as it has had on alternative on vacation sides over new years. The Lisbon side won 2-0 on Merseyside behind in 2006 and the Liverpool trainer believes that will give their opponents confidence.
"It"s regularly critical that the second leg is at home in front of the fans," he added. "We know we have to perform afar and afterwards fool around well at home. We have the certainty to do that and are seeking brazen to the games. Because we have played Benfica prior to they will know Anfield and so might not be as frightened as alternative teams, but we have to do things scrupulously and try to go through."
Should they get by opposite Benfica Liverpool will face possibly Valencia or striker Fernando Torres" former bar Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals. "You know my thought is regularly to take one diversion at a time," he said. "We are usually meditative about Benfica at the moment. They are on a great run so it will be difficult."
Quarter-final pull for the Europa League (first legs will be played on Apr 1 with the second legs on Apr Eight)
Fulham v Wolfsburg
Hamburg v Standard Liege
Valencia v Atletico Madrid
Benfica v Liverpool
Semi-final pull for the Europa League: (first legs will be played on Apr twenty-two and the second legs on Apr 29)
Hamburg/Standard Liege v Fulham/Wolfsburg
Valencia/Atletico Madrid v Benfica/Liverpool
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