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Juventus tie excites Hodgson

11 Mar 2010 - 08:37:39

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Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is relishing the opportunity to see his side go head-to-head with Italian giants Juventus in the last 16 of the Europa League.

The Cottagers knocked out UEFA Cup holders Shakhtar Donetsk in the last round of the competition and Hodgson is now daunted by the clash with Juve.

He told reporters: "Given our position when I came to the club in 2007, I don't think many people would have actually given any credence to the fact that we'd be this far forward now in our development.

"Apart from appearing in the last vestiges of the Intertoto Cup, we haven't had any European history, so we are making history as we go along.

"The history we are making this year is a very important step in the club's history and one which I hope will provide that stronger foundation which clubs like ourselves need to make.

"These adventures in Europe can help us in terms of us becoming a stronger football club but we have a long way to go, mind, before we match the Inter Milans, the Juves and the AC Milans."