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Benfica showdown quickens the pulse

23rd Mar 2010 - Media Watch  Liverpool Echo

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The draw for the Europa League could have been kinder but the test against Benfica should be a great occasion, writes Ian Rush.

It is the kind of tie that captures your imagination, two big European teams going head-to-head with big rewards awaiting the winners.

I have happy memories of playing Benfica during my career and we knocked them out of the European Cup in consecutive seasons in the mid-1980s; I scored a hat-trick in one game at Anfield.

We also won 4-1 in the Stadio De Luz but I doubt there will be a repeat of that scoreline on this occasion.

Benfica have been the Europa League's form team but you would discount Liverpool at this stage at your peril; Europe brings the best out of these players and I expect it to do so again.

This story has been reproduced from today's media. It does not necessarily represent the position of Liverpool Football Club.

This story has been reproduced from today's media. It does not necessarily represent the position of Liverpool Football Club.

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