Newcastle lose 3-1 to Benfica in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final
Friday 5 April 2013 11:10, UK
Newcastle face an uphill battle to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League after going down 3-1 to Benfica in the first-leg of their quarter final at the Estadio da Luz.
| Benfica | Team Statistics | Newcastle United |
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 1 | 1st Half Goals | 1 |
| 10 | Shots on Target | 3 |
| 10 | Shots off Target | 3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Corners | 0 |
| 8 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 79.4 | Passing Success | 80.3 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 69.2 | Tackles Success | 78.6 |
| 54.5 | Possession | 45.5 |
| 66.4 | Territorial Advantage | 33.6 |
| 428 | Total Passes | 361 |
| 31 | Total Crosses | 7 |
| 148 | Lost Balls | 133 |
| 35 | Recoveries | 39 |
| 53.5 | 1st Half Poss. | 46.5 |
| 55 | 2nd Half Poss. | 45 |
