On Thursday, Benfica turned the game around with two quickfire goals just after the hour mark after Pardew's side made unnecessary errors at a rain-soaked Estadio da Luz.There was obviously a mistake for the first of them, but the second was unlucky. It looked like Taylor caught Sissoko's boot-lace with his studs and it has affected his jump and we have gifted them a third.With the match all-square at 1-1, Newcastle had started the second half the brightest when Cisse struck the post for the second time, before substitute Lima latched onto a slack back-pass from full-back Davide Santon and scored past returning goalkeeper Tim Krul from a tight angle.We probably had them just where we wanted them before the second goal and then we conceded two poor goals," Pardew told BBC Radio 5 live. Newcastle then conceded again as Moussa Sissoko ducked away from a header and the ball struck Steven Taylor on the arm.Apart from 10 minutes at the end of the first half, I thought we were in control, the 51-year-old said. "It is an uphill challenge for us now.Benfica's top-scorer Oscar Cardozo held his nerve to place the ball past Krul from a retaken penalty and give his side a clear advantage for the return leg.
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