Fulham boss Roy Hodgson relishing dream Europa tie with mighty Juventus

By Laura Williamson for MailOnline 報告（する）／憶測s from Turin Updated: 00:12 BST, 11 March 2010

Roy Hodgson says he isn't a dreamer, but even the most 楽観的な of 経営者／支配人s could not have hoped to see Fulham play Juventus in the biggest match in the club's 最近の history.

It was いっそう少なく than two years ago that Fulham 突き破るd off relegation on the last day of the season with a 勝利，勝つ against Portsmouth.

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Now, after coming through 関係 against AS Roma, FC Basle and Shakhtar Donetsk - the 統治するing UEFA Cup 支持する／優勝者s - Hodgson's 味方する 直面する the likes of World Cup 勝利者s Alessandro Del Piero, David Trezeguet and Fabio Cannavaro in the last 16 of the Europa League.

The Fulham boss said: 'Given our position when I （機の）カム to the club at the very end of 2007, I don't think many people would have given any credence to the fact that we could be this far 今後 in our 開発.

With prices as high as £140 for the return 脚 at Craven Cottage on March 18, Fulham fans, however, are 明確に starting to dream. And who can 非難する them when their fixture 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） for the next fortnight 含むs Juventus home and away, a 首相 League trip to Old Trafford and an FA Cup ４半期/4分の1-final replay against Tottenham?

Hodgson (権利) said: 'There's no way we're going to be nonchalant about these two matches or the Cup replay against Tottenham because if we could 進歩 その上の in either of those 競争s tions it would be a magnificent feather in our cap.

'I think it shows how far the club has come, to reach this 行う／開催する／段階 of the Europa League. It's a 広大な／多数の／重要な reward for an exciting European adventure when you get the chance to play at a club of Juventus's stature in the last 16.'

Juventus, who are 現在／一般に sitting fifth in Italy's Serie A, may not be やめる the Michel Platini-奮起させるd 味方する who （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Liverpool 1-0 in the final of the 1985 European Cup, but few can argue with the club's European pedigree.

Juventus 誇る two European Cups, three UEFA Cups and have contested 340 games in UEFA 競争. Fulham's only European adventure before this season was a third-一連の会議、交渉／完成する finish in the 2002-03 UEFA Cup.

Central defender Aaron Hughes, who will captain the 味方する in the abs ence of the 一時停止するd Danny Murphy, said: 'It would certainly be a big scalp to take. They're still a 大規模な club in Europe - if we could get something and 進歩 it would be a 大規模な result for us and would definitely stick out in the club's history.'

Hodgson 追加するd: 'We 港／避難所't had any European history so we are making history as we go along and we are very happy about that.

'It would be nice if, at some time in the 未来, the club can 改善する on what this group of players has done but we're setting やめる a high 基準.'