Hughes eyes long run
14 Feb 2007 - 10:45:28
Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes thinks that his side have produced some of their best displays of the season in the UEFA Cup.
Rovers are stranded in a mid-table position in the Premiership after an inconsistent campaign, but have eased into the last 32 of the UEFA Cup with few alarms.
They now face a trip to Germany to face B Leverkusen and Hughes is looking forward to a tough encounter.
He told Rovers' official website: "I think the UEFA Cup is a very difficult competition because you're up against good teams.
"The Champions League clubs have dropped down into the competition and that makes it more difficult for you to win.
"Middlesbrough did very well last year and Bolton had a decent run at it as well, so there's no reason why we can't do the same.
"I think we've been excellent in Europe this season. We've grown from the experience and learnt as we've gone along.
"Certainly our away form has been very good, which has been really pleasing. So if we can continue to be nice and strong in the away leg then I think we'll have a platform to win the tie at Ewood - that's what we're hoping for."
