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NAPLES, Italy -- Not missing Gonzalo Higuain in the least, Napoli tightened its grip on Group B of the Champions League with a convincing 4-2 win over Benfica on Wednesday.Captain Marek Hamsik opened the scoring with a header after 20 minutes, and Napoli opened the floodgates early in the second half with three goals -- two of them from Dries Mertens -- in the space of seven minutes.Mertens scored his first with a beautiful free kick that floated over Benficas wall before dipping down into the net. Arkadiusz Milik, the 22-year-old Poland center forward brought in to replace Higuain, converted a penalty before Mertens added another from close range after goalkeeper Julio Cesar made a miscalculation.Substitutes Goncalo Guedes and Eduardo Salvio scored late for Benfica.We showed that we can belong in this competition, Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri said. Knocking out a top-level squad like this is not easy.Having opened with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Dynamo Kiev, Napoli has six points from two games and looks improved despite Higuains Italian-record transfer to domestic rival Juventus for 90 million euros ($99 million).Besiktas has two points after drawing 1-1 with Dynamo in the other group match, while Dynamo and Benfica have one each.We played a great match and we obtained a great result against a top-level squad, Hamsik said. Too bad we conceded those two goals at the end but it was still a great match.Napoli had never before scored four goals in the Champions League, and the outburst came a day after Juventus 4-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb.Could this match be taken as a response to Juves performance?Napoli is here, Hamsik said. It was a big victory.After two seasons without Champions League action, Napolis San Paolo stadium was buzzing.Perhaps the only hindrance to the match being a sellout were expensive ticket prices, with the cheapest seats selling for 40 euros ($45). In a protest against the high costs, a banner hanging from the Curva B where Napolis hard-core ultra fans sit proclaimed the area the Settore popolare -- working class sector.Napoli controlled the game right from the start, with Milik set up by a long pass from Faouzi Ghoulam only to produce a weak shot on goal less than 20 seconds after kickoff.Benfica came close a few minutes later when Nelson Semedo rolled a cross into the area, before defender Elseid Hysaj was able to clear the danger.Also early on, Napoli lost key center back Raul Albiol to an apparent muscle strain. The Spaniard was replaced by Nikola Maksimovic, who made his Napoli debut with the poise of a veteran.A minute before Hamsiks opener, Benfica defender Alex Grimaldo prevented a golden opportunity for the hosts with an acrobatic interception of a cross from Mertens that was heading directly for Jose Callejon in front of the goal.Hamsik then beat his marker to meet a corner from Ghoulam and deliver a header inside the near post for his 101st goal in a Napoli shirt, placing him within 14 goals of Diego Maradonas club record.Benfica sorely missed injured striker Jonas, the Brazilian who scored 32 goals in 34 Portuguese league matches last season.---Andrew Dampf on Twitter: www.twitter.com/asdampf Custom Ducks T-shirts . Gather a group of friends, or find a league to join online, draft your team, set your lineup and compete in a number of different formats. 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If they are, I can stay here 10 years.Going into the final at Wembley - coverage starts from 4pm on Sky Sports 1 HD - Carvalhal always believed his team could finish in the top six, even when the Owls were languishing in 19th position after seven games of the season. Jermaine Jackson from the Jackson 5 is a Sheffield Wednesday supporter and hes even re-written a song for the Championship play-off final At that moment, we probably had one per cent chance to get promoted, said the 50-year-old Portuguese. But even then, we had 100 per cent faith.With time, we have achieved the play-offs. At that point, we had 25 per cent of the chances as there were four teeams.ddddddddddddAt this moment, we have 50 per cent of the chances to win, even though in my opinion we are underdogs. We have more faith now. Wednesdays Tom Lees, Daniel Pudil, manager Carlos Carvalhal and Ross Wallace (left to right) The Wednesday manager has urged the fans to stay with the team at the 90,000-capacity stadium - no matter of the outcome from the match.My challenge to the fans is do your best, push the players from start to finish, he said.Applaud them when they make mistakes and lets see if this kind of energy will be enough to beat one of the strongest sides in the competition. Highlights of Sheffield Wednesdays 1-1 draw at Brighton, which sealed a 3-1 aggregate win in the semi-finals Hull are a really good team with a good coach. Its a Premier League team.They have got their strong points but like all the teams in the world, they have their weak points.Watch Hull v Sheffield Wednesday in the Sky Bet Championship final. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 HD at 4pm. Also See: WATCH: Wednesdays celebrity fan Championship play-off final guide Money not the prize for Bruce Ollies Wembley predictions ' ' '