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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Richard Garnett

Benfica winger explains why he was denied Liverpool transfer after manager told him he could leave

A one-time Liverpool target, who ended the club's defence of the Champions League trophy by scoring at Anfield, says Benfica can repeat history, 16 years on.

Simao Sabrosa is now a director of the Lisbon club, but back in 2006 he would score a stunning goal at the Kop end in a 2-0 win for the Eagles, which dumped holders Liverpool out of Europe's premier competition at the last 16 stage.

As the two sides prepare to face each other again at the quarterfinal stage of the same competition in Lisbon on Tuesday evening, Simao, now 42, looks back on that night at Anfield with fond memories.

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