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Fri 10 Oct 2007Rovers make early exitBlackburn Rovers 2 Larissa 1:Blackburn's European history is pockmarked by ignominious exits to unheralded sides. Now add the name of Larissa to a list that includes Genclerbirligi and Trelleborgs, despite a spirited second-leg showing.Although Blackburn's 2-0 defeat in Greece made goals an absolute necessity, Mark Hughes opted to retain the side that had defeated Sunderland. It meant the exclusion again of Benni McCarthy and Morten Gamst Pedersen as Roque Santa Cruz continued as a solitary striker, supplemented by David Bentley.