Alan Pardew's 9 Best & 9 Worst Matches At Newcastle

6. Newcastle vs Benfica, April 2013

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Rating: BEST - 1-1

Again, not a victory, but with the Magpies facing a 3-1 aggregate score heading in to the home time, Pardew's men turned on the style, besting what Benfica had to throw at them. But for a matter of inches, they might have advanced in the Portuguese giants' place.

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