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'Little, rubbish Fulham' beat the holders, then the favourites and even the volcanic ash cloud (before a motorway kickabout in a traffic jam) during their mammoth 19-GAME adventure to the Europa League final 10 years ago

A football club morphed by their west London superiors, Fulham fought against every expectation on a magical Thursday-night adventure a decade ago.

In the 2009-10 season, Fulham's extraordinary run to the Europa League final is best remembered for the stunning comeback victory against Juventus, sealed with a Clint Dempsey masterstroke. Or stroke of luck - you decide.

But this was actually a voyage which started with the club's great escape from Premier League relegation in 2008, and a seventh-place finish the following season which was miraculous in itself, triggering a European roadshow which started in the pits of pre-season in Lithuania.