"It will be a hard game," UEFA.com quotes Jesus as saying. "At this stage all the teams are strong and league performance doesn't always correspond with European form.

"The fact they are in 15th place in England doesn't mean a thing. They have played 12 matches in the Europa League and lost just once.

"Their squad is full of internationals. It will be an even tie that won't be decided in the first game."

The first leg kicks off in Portugal tonight at 8.05pm.

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7	Casa Pia	15	5	5	5	16	18	-2	20
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9	Famalicao Famalicao	15	4	7	4	18	17	1	19
10	Gil Vicente	15	4	5	6	17	24	-7	17
11	Rio Ave Rio Ave	14	4	4	6	15	25	-10	16
12	Estoril Praia Estoril	14	3	5	6	12	21	-9	14
13	AVS	15	2	7	6	11	22	-11	13
14	Boavista Boavista	15	2	6	7	10	19	-9	12
15	Nacional	14	3	3	8	8	19	-11	12
16	Estrela Amadora	14	3	3	8	12	24	-12	12
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18	Arouca Arouca	15	3	2	10	9	26	-17	11