Good evening everyone! Welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Europa League quarter-final second leg between Newcastle United and Benfica. I'm Graham Ruthven and you can contact me on Twitter (@grahamruthven) to let me know you're thoughts ahead of kick-off (20:05).
Europa League / Quarter-final
St James' Park / 11.04.2013
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Updated 11/04/2013 at 22:00 GMT+1
57'
'Hatem Ben Arfa' is the chant from the St James' Park crowd. They could do with his spark.
56'
Cabaye makes everyone wait for a freekick 20 yards out but in the end he nonchalently curls it over the top. A waste.
54'
John and Gaitan combine down the left hand side and lay the ball into Salvio, but the Benfica attacker is leaning back and skies his effort.
53'
Simpson gets to the byline but play is brought back after a handball by the Newcastle right back. St James' Park doesn't like that much!
51'
Been impressed with John on the right wing for Benfica tonight. Looks to be a very tricky, technical player. On this occasion though, he fires over the bar from 18 yards.
50'
Ameobi tries to squeeze the ball back to Cisse on the penalty spot but a deflection off Garay almost squeezes it in the net!
49'
Cabaye plants his freekick into his hands of Artur, the Benfica keeper. On the whole the French midfielder has been poor tonight. His passing and delivery has been atrocious.
48'
YELLOW CARD: Andre Almeida (Benfica).
47'
Bringing Ameobi on is a positive move by Pardew. Looks to be playing a conventional 4-4-2. Don't see that in Europe very often!
46'
John swings a freekick into the box but is easily gathered by Krul.
45'
Newcastle substitution: Gael Bigirimana OFF, Shola Ameobi ON.
45'
The second half is kicked off by Newcastle!
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What did you make of the first half at St James' Park? Should Newcastle be more adventurous going forward? Or is Pardew right to keep it tight at the back? Let me know on Twitter (@grahamruthven).
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Newcastle look a little anxious and perhaps too cautious for their own good in that first half. We saw what they can do when they press Benfica in the last few minutes of the half. They need more of that after the break.
47'
HALF TIME: Newcastle 0-0 Benfica
46'
Gaitan drives through the Newcastle midfield but takes on one too many and runs the ball out for a goal kick.
45'
An additional two minutes of stoppage time to be played.
44'
Cisse has the ball in the net but it's been correctly disallowed for offside. The striker was in an offside position when Bigirimana played the ball into Cisse at the back post.
43'
Sissoko stages another floated cross into the box and is cleared once again by Benfica, but this spell of relative pressure has woken up St James' Park.
42'
Cabaye strikes at goal from 20 yards but slams his effort of the charging Benfica defender.
41'
Sissoko is released up the left wing after a good give and go with Haidara, but his cut back to Bigirimana brings a poor effort on goal from the Newcastle midfielder.