Europa League draw: Liverpool face Benfica while Fulham draw Wolfsburg

19 March 2010 12:48
Fulham's reward for their stunning victory over Juventus is a Europa League quarter-final with German side Wolfsburg. [LNB]Roy Hodgson's side recovered from losing the first leg 3-1, and conceding an early goal in the second leg at Craven Cottage, to secure a memorable 5-4 aggregate win over the Italian giants. [LNB] Related ArticlesHodgson: surely it can't get any better than thisBenitez: Liverpool win 'proves Riera was wrong'Fulham 4 Juventus 1; agg 5-4Dempsey: 'I just thought, what the heck ... and it went in'Liverpool 3 Lille 0, agg 3-1Albert Riera transfer listed for 'sinking ship' mutinyToday they were drawn to face Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg in the last eight, with the first leg at home and a potential semi-final against either Hamburg or Standard Liege to follow. [LNB]In the other quarter-finals, Liverpool take on Portuguese side Benfica with the second leg at Anfield. [LNB]The winner of that tie will face the winner of the all-Spanish tie between Valencia and Atletico Madrid. [LNB]Liverpool lost the first leg 1-0 to Lille in the previous round but a goal from Steven Gerrard and two from Fernando Torres at Anfield last night kept their hopes of silverware this season alive. [LNB]Europa League draw in full:[LNB]Quarter-finals: [LNB]Fulham v Wolfsburg Hamburg v Standard Liege Valencia v Atletico Madrid Benfica v Liverpool[LNB]Semi-finals: [LNB]Hamburg or Standard Liege v Fulham or Wolfsburg Valencia or Atletico Madrid v Benfica or Liverpool[LNB]Fixtures:[LNB]Quarter-finals: first legs April 1; second legs April 8[LNB]Semi-finals: first leg April 22; second leg April 29[LNB]Final: Wednesday May 12, Hamburg Arena [LNB]

Source: Telegraph