The Magpies tucked to a 3-1 beat on Portuguese soil in the initial leg of the last-eight encounter. Alan Pardew's side took the lead for the reason that sport, but were not able to stop Benfica from reaching back again to state a strong lead. Newcastle will look to make the a lot of the away purpose they got in Lisbon, with a 2-0 gain adequate to see them through. Benfica are, however, a part packed with confidence and they'll arrive in England in optimistic mood. Jorge Jesus' side remain top of these domestic section, four factors clear at the peak and yet to experience a league defeat all season. They've come unstuck only 3 x in every contests this expression and visit Tyneside on the rear of ten straight wins. Benfica have also found the mark 107 times already this season, suggesting that Newcastle may have their work cut right out in their bid to claim a clean sheet.Hatem Ben Arfa is in line to play a role for Newcastle in midweek. The France global is in training despite having previously been ruled out for the others of the season with a long-term hamstring issue. However, key defense Steven Taylor has gone out with a leg injury and joins Fabricio Coloccini (back), Davide Santon and Cheick Tiote (equally hamstring) and the ineligible Mathieu Debuchy and Yoan Gouffran on the sidelines.
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