A magical night in Newcastle! Magpies dust off PSG’s Mbappe and go into the group of death

For many years Newcastle waited for a return to the Champions League. When it finally did, it was relegated to the group of death with PSG, Dortmund and AC Milan.

Excellent performances and a final fourth place finish in the Premier League last season secured Newcastle the Champions League. For 20 long years the Magpies waited to return to the European elite.

But the lot has not been kind to them, consigning them to the group of death along with PSG, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan.

In the first game at the San Siro, Newcastle pulled off the short end of the stick, the Magpies surviving several sure chances from the home side to take home a goalless draw. PSG beat Dortmund 2-0 in the first leg.

In the second round, the Champions League jingle returned to St. James’ Park. The whole city was overjoyed and the players soon added to the fans’ enjoyment.

In the 17th minute, Marquinhos crossed but only hit fellow Brazilian international Bruno Guimares. The ball deflected off him to Isak, whose attempt was still parried by Donnarumma, but Almiron’s finish was short.

But Newcastle added a second before half-time. After a big scramble in the visitors’ penalty area, the ball came to Guimares, whose accurate centre found Dan Burn. The tidy stopper skipped past Milan Škriniar and slammed the ball into the net. Donnarumma still cleared it, but a replay showed the ball was already over the line.

After the change of sides, Newcastle continued their concert. Kieran Trippier sent a through pass into the box to Sean Longstaff, who fired past Donnarumma to add the home side’s third goal.

But PSG dramatised the game in the 56th minute. Only 17-year-old Warren Zaire-Emery sent a curve into the box to the onrushing Lucas Hernandez, who reduced the deficit to 1:3.

But the home side had the last word again. Fabian Schar took the ball in the box and hit the crossbar, but the Italian goalkeeper was short of the ball.

Source: UEFA