Damien Duff

Paris, March 19 (AFP) Unfashionable Fulham stunned mighty Juventus to reach the Europa League quarter-finals where they were joined by seasoned campaigners Liverpool.  

Unfashionable Fulham stunned mighty Juventus to reach the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday where they were joined by seasoned campaigners Liverpool. Fulham, 3-1 down from the first leg in Turin, staged a stunning fight back to clinch a 4-1 victory on the night against nine-man Juventus for a 5-4 aggregate triumph. Roy Hodgson's Premier League side's European adventure looked over when David Trezeguet gave Juventus an early lead at Craven Cottage.

We knew they had to push from the beginning and if we did not score an early goal they could carry on with some hope, so that goal gave us some time and some confidence too   -Rafael Benitez

 

Unfashionable Fulham stunned mighty Juventus to reach the Europa League quarter-finals on Friday morning (AEDT) where it was joined by seasoned campaigner Liverpool. Fulham, 3-1 down from the first leg in Turin, staged a stunning fightback to clinch a 4-1 victory on the night against nine-man Juventus for a 5-4 aggregate triumph. Roy Hodgson's Premier League side's European adventure looked over when David Trezeguet gave Juventus an early lead at Craven Cottage.  

90:00+3:07 The referee brings the game to a close. 90:00+2:28 Damien Duff decides to take a short corner. 90:00+2:00 Direct free kick taken by Damien Duff.  

Clint Dempsey wrote himself into Fulham folklore by firing the Cottagers into the last eight of the Europa League with a 4-1 win over nine-man Juventus at Craven Cottage. Dempsey drifted a sublime chip past keeper Antonio Chimenti to seal a historic 5-4 aggregate win for the Cottagers. Bobby Zamora cancelled out David Trezeguet's opener before Fulham surged into a 3-1 lead on the night thanks to two goals from Zoltan Gera. Juventus had been reduced to 10 after Fabio Cannavaro was sent off in the fir  

Clint Dempsey wrote himself into Fulham folklore by firing the Cottagers into the last eight of the Europa League with a 4-1 win over nine-man Juventus at Craven Cottage. Dempsey drifted a sublime chip past keeper Antonio Chimenti to seal a historic 5-4 aggregate win for the Cottagers. Bobby Zamora cancelled out David Trezeguet's opener before Fulham surged into a 3-1 lead on the night thanks to two goals from Zoltan Gera. Juventus had been reduced to 10 after Fabio Cannavaro was sent off in the fir  

Well, that is not what I was expecting. Credit, enormous credit to Fulham for keeping their chins up when Juventus scored so early, seemingly killing the game. At that point, just not losing the match would have been an achievement.

Some people ask me why I support Birmingham City   -Andy Simpson

 

Brede Hangeland has shaken off a chest injury to retain his place in the heart of the Fulham defence. The Cottagers also recall their goalscorer from the first leg, Dickson Etuhu, into midfield in place of Danny Murphy, who is suspended. Damien Duff starts in place of Clint Dempsey, whilst Nicky Shorey is replaced at left-back by Paul Konchesky.  

Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff was introduced on half-time today - only to see his Fulham side concede three goals against Manchester United. Wayne Rooney took his goal tally to 32 today with another fine double to take United back to the Premier League summit. Although they wasted a huge number of chances, with Dimitar Berbatov the prime culprit, United did enough to re-establish their dominant position with eight games of the campaign remaining.