The game also marked Henrik Larsson's comeback from injury, the striker receiving a standing ovation as he came off the substitute's bench with 25 minutes left.
The game also marked Henrik Larsson's comeback from injury for Sweden, the striker receiving a standing ovation as he came off the substitute's bench with 25 minutes left.
And he was seen nursing his other knee with a pack of ice shortly after taking his place on the Liverpool substitute's bench, though Benitez insisted the striker was not withdrawn because of injury.
Delaney has not yet played for Villa under his new boss O'Neill, managing only to make the substitute's bench for the Barclays Premiership game with Newcastle last month before the injury curse struck again.
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Dortmund drew level when defender Hummels cropped up to beat Stuttgart goalkeeper Sven Ulreich on 82 minutes and looked set to have settled the match when Croatia midfielder Ivan Perisic scored after coming off the substitute's bench.
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At 29, Robinho, a man who boasts 90 caps for Brazil and once a key figure for the likes of Real Madrid and Manchester City, now looks a shell of his former self, as evidenced by the fact that he is now usually a fixture on the substitute's bench and has made just two starts since November.
Summer signing Marcus Berg wrapped up the scoring in the 71st minute, with the Sweden U21 star having come off the bench as a substitute.
Napoli remain firmly in the hunt for Champions League football after substitute German Denis came off the bench to score the winner against Sampdoria.
Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Mahon, 31, only featured from the bench, making eight substitute appearances before a late-season loan spell at fellow Championship outfit Blackpool.
Tottenham consolidated fourth place with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at 10-man Stoke , as substitute Eidur Gudjohnsen came off the bench to put the London club ahead before Dean Whitehead was sent off and then helped set up Niko Kranjcar's 77th-minute winner.
Murray's arrival in December has pushed the 20-year-old to the bench, although Brookes has developed as an impact substitute as games progress.
Murphy, who had dropped to the bench but came on as a half-time substitute for the man who started ahead of him, Michael McGlinchey, side-footed home after being set up on the edge of the box following a mazy O'Brien run.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink came off the bench to score Boro's third goal before fellow substitute Massimo Maccarone netted the winner at the death.
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Price made four substitute appearances for Carlisle at the start of the season and came off the bench to score in the 2-2 draw with Port Vale.
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Hamburg's Eljero Elia came on as a substitute for Van der Vaart and nearly recreated the impression he had from the bench in the Netherlands' first match, cleverly releasing Ibrahim Allelay for a one on one, although his fellow substitute could not add a second with seven minutes remaining as Kawashima smothered his attempt.
Mario Balotelli made his welcome return from injury off the bench but his impact was negligible and Arsenal scored again when Bendtner, another substitute, was released by Nasri and applied a cool finish for his first goal of the season.
Cipriani was named on the bench for last weekend's league match with Leicester, but was an unused substitute.
The Celtic striker limped off soon after, being replaced with Vennegoor of Hesselink, who had remained on the bench despite having broken his six-month barren scoring spell after coming on as a substitute against Hamilton.
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