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'Lille will be tough'

| Rafael Benitez has warned Liverpool fans that his side face an extremely tough task as they seek to overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit in their Europa League last-16 second leg tie at Anfield on Thursday.

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    Messi. (AFP) Lionel Messi turned in another sparkling display as Barcelona thumped Stuttgart on Wednesday.
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