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Europa League draw: Liverpool face Benfica while Fulham draw Wolfsburg
Published: 19 Mar 2010 - 12:48:29
Fulham's reward for their stunning victory over Juventus is a Europa League quarter-final with German side Wolfsburg. 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. 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. In the other quarter-finals, Liverpool take on Portuguese side Benfica with the second leg at Anfield. The winner of that tie will face the winner of the all-Spanish tie between Valencia and Atletico Madrid. 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. Europa League draw in full: Quarter-finals: Fulham v Wolfsburg Hamburg v Standard Liege Valencia v Atletico Madrid Benfica v Liverpool Semi-finals: Hamburg or Standard Liege v Fulham or Wolfsburg Valencia or Atletico Madrid v Benfica or Liverpool Fixtures: Quarter-finals: first legs April 1; second legs April 8 Semi-finals: first leg April 22; second leg April 29 Final: Wednesday May 12, Hamburg Arena
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