Fulham’s hopes of a fairytale place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League were left hanging by a thread as European heavyweights Juventus outclassed Roy Hodgson’s side at the Stadio Olimpico di Turin. The Cottagers struggled for possession in the first half and went 2-0 down within 30 minutes thanks to goals from Nicola Legrottaglie and Jonathan Zebina. Dickson Etuhu pulled one back but Hodgson’s men always looked second best and David Trezeguet’s sharp third goal emphasised the gulf in class between the two sides. While the game represented arguably the most important in Fulham’s history, home enthusiasm for the match was not quite on the same level. The 28,000 capacity Stadio Olimpico di Torino only contained 11,406 people with around 1,100 of them being Fulham fans.