Pardew focused on Europa glory

Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has called on his side to 'see it through' as they go in search of a place in the semi-finals of the Europa League.

The Magpies still have plenty of work to do to ensure their Premier League survival, but Pardew wants his players to focus fully on the task of seeing off Benfica in Europe first.

He told the Chronicle: "Every game is important and it is about momentum.

"We have got ourselves into a fantastic position in the Europa League and now we've got to see it through.

"The second leg is at home, so it will be a full house so we have lots to look forward to, but we have to make sure we do well in our Premier League games too."

Newcastle are 4.20 to secure a draw in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final in Lisbon on Thursday, while they are 6.00 to keep a clean sheet and 2.87 to progress to the last four.

The Magpies may be boosted by the returns of goalkeeper Tim Krul and defender Davide Santon for Thursday's game, with both men having travelled to Portugal.

Injured quartet Cheick Tiote, Massadio Haidara, Fabricio Coloccini and Hatem Ben Arfa will all miss out, while French pair Mathieu Debuchy and Yoan Gouffran are both ineligible.

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