Canberra Raiders half Aidan Sezer hopes fellow Liverpool fan Robbie Farah will suffer a UEFA Champions League hangover.
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It would help end a Farah-Benji Marshall reign of terror over the Green Machine that stretches back over the past 14 years.
The Raiders have never beaten Farah and Marshall when they've teamed up together, which has been the case for Wests Tigers since 2005.
Farah was in Madrid for Liverpool's 2-0 Champions League victory over Tottenham on Sunday morning, but will return in time to take on Canberra at Parramatta Stadium on Friday night.
While Farah was basking in the atmosphere in Spain, Sezer was watching from the otherside of the world in the wee small hours of Sunday morning.
"Hopefully we get the win [Sunday morning] and he's a bit dusty for a few days after, but he's a quality player and he's as professional as they come," he said.
"If I play on Friday it will be good to come up against him."
Maybe jetlag will help the Raiders accomplish what they haven't managed in 11 goes - the Farah-Marshall unbeaten run.
Individually they've got strong records against Canberra as well - Farah winning 14 of 20, while Marshall has only lost once in 19.
"I don't know about that so it doesn't work against me," Sezer said.
"Hopefully [we can end the run]. I'm always confident. I said during the week this is going to expose the underbelly of the squad and the character we really have."
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Sezer is locked in an internal battle with fellow Raiders half Sam Williams to be the halfback when five-eighth Jack Wighton returns from State of Origin duty for the NSW Blues.
Both teamed up in the 12-10 victory over the Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night and Raiders coach Ricky Stuart faces a tough call on who will get the No.7 jersey against the Tigers.
Williams has been preferred after taking his chance when Sezer suffered an oblique injury early in the season.
Sezer has been biding his time in the reserves.
"I've just got to put my head down, do my job for the team and see where that leads me," he said.
"I got an opportunity and I just wanted to keep things simple and not overplay my hand. I tucked the ball under [my arm] when I probably could've provided a bit more, but to get the win that's what I thought I had to do."
They both played different roles in the Bulldogs win, with Sezer playing a more running role while Williams seemed to be directing the traffic.
Williams said sometimes your roles in the halves changed depending on who you were playing alongside in the spine and what skills they brought to the field.
He felt Sezer looked dangerous when he had the ball tucked under his wing.
Williams said the fact they were going head to head for the No.7 jersey this week wouldn't change a thing.
Defence has been a focus this season and that will likely play a big role in Stuart's final decision.
"No different to how things always are. We've got a really competitive but healthy relationship there," Williams said.
"We like what comes with it. We like playing with each other and that's what builds strong clubs. It's no different to what it's been like for the last few years anyway."
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Friday: Canberra Raiders v Wests Tigers at Parramatta Stadium, 7.55pm.