Remembering Newcastle's last meeting with Benfica ahead of summer pre-season friendly

With the News Newcastle United are set to face off against Portuguese side Benfica this summer in a pre-season friendly at the Estádio da Luz, ChronicleLive takes a look at the last time the two sides faced off way back in the 2012/13 season.

The pre-season friendly is Newcastle's third confirmed summer game, with ties against Atalanta and Athletic Bilbao set to take place in late July.

A magical 2011/12 campaign saw Newcastle finish the Premier League season in fifth place, earning them a spot in the Europa League the following season.

Alan Pardew's side finished second in their group behind Bordeaux, resulting in a round of 32 trip to Ukraine to face off against Metalist Kharkiv. A 0-0 draw at St James' Park in the first leg meant the Magpies needed a result in Ukraine to progress.

And thanks to a second-half Shola Ameobi penalty, Newcastle continued their European run, with a clash against Russia's Anzhi Makhachkala up next.

A similar tie ensued, with Newcastle needing a 94th minute winner from Papiss Cisse at St James' in the second leg to send them into the quarter-finals where they faced off against Benfica.

Things got off to a wonderful start for the Magpies in the first leg, with Cisse netting on 12 minutes to give Newcastle a vital away goal against Benfica. However, that lead was short lived when Rodrigo, now at Leeds United, followed up a parried Oscar Cardozo effort to level proceedings.

The second half saw the Portuguese side take control of the first leg. First, Brazilian forward Lima capitalised on a disastrous back pass from Davide Santon to fire past Tim Krul before a blatant handball from Newcastle defender Steven Taylor handed Cardozo a penalty, which he duly converted.

The first leg finished 3-1