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Newcastle United 4-1 PSG: Geordies thump PSG in unforgettable night at St James' Park in Champions League
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Published 04/10/2023 at 19:58 GMT+1
No-one at St James' Park on Wednesday afternoon will ever forget what they saw as Newcastle United secured a stunning 4-1 victory over French giants PSG. Goals came from Miguel Almiron, Dan Burn, Sean Longstaff and finally Fabian Schar as Newcastle produced one of their best performances under Eddie Howe to get a crucial home win in the Champions League.
'Another Geordie boy with a big goal!' - Newcastle in dreamland as Longstaff adds third
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Local duo Dan Burn and Sean Longstaff were on target as Newcastle United ensured there was a triumphant return of UEFA Champions League football at St James’ Park courtesy of a magnificent 4-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain.
The Magpies were playing their first match in the competition on home turf in 20 years and responded to the electric energy of the Geordie faithful with a powerful performance that left Kylian Mbappe and Co largely frustrated.
Miguel Almiron set the ball rolling on 17 minutes when he swept in a rebound to punish slack play at the back from the visitors after Gianluigi Donnarumma had parried Alexander Isak’s thumping strike.
Eddie Howe’s men then turned a strong first 45 into a dream one as Burn nodded in Bruno Guimaraes’ cross from the left byline with the goal eventually given following a lengthy VAR check.
It got even better for the hosts five minutes into the second period as another local lad, Longstaff got in on the act with a low shot from the right side of the area that somehow squirmed underneath Donnarumma.
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'Another Geordie boy with a big goal!' - Newcastle in dreamland as Longstaff adds third
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PSG eventually offered some semblance of a threat when Lucas Hernandez nodded in, but the Magpies remained composed late on and sealed it in stoppage time when Fabian Schar crashed home a stunning shot into the top corner.
The result sees Newcastle top Group F with four points from two outings. PSG are second on three points with AC Milan on two and Dortmund on one.
Talking Point
A victory worth the wait. The Toon Army have been dreaming of this night for decades. It’s 20 years since the Magpies hosted a Champions League match and there was very much a sense in the air that something special was on the cards. The supporters inevitably delivered, bringing an electricity to the stadium heading into the proceedings.
PSG had the mega star name in Mbappe, but it was Newcastle’s players who delivered, to a man. The 4-1 scoreline did not flatter the hosts and the fact two local lads got on the scoresheet only added to the fairytale feel of the night.
It was hard to see how anyone could have dreamed it better as Luis Enrique’s words that no-one wanted Newcastle as the team from the fourth pot in the draw proved all too true from his point of view.
Newcastle now top the 'Group of Death' and while there's a long way to go in this pool, Howe and his men have sent a message across Europe with this win and Milan and Dortmund will be wary of what lies ahead when it's their turn to visit Tyneside.
Player of the match
Fabian Schar (Newcastle United). It could have been any of one of the outfield players in a black and white shirt, but the Swiss defender claims the honour for capping an imperious display at the back – helping to shackle the peripheral Mbappe – with a stunning fourth goal in stoppage time.
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'Simply sensational!' - Schar screamer seals Newcastle stunning win against PSG
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Player Ratings
NEWCASTLE: Pope 8, Trippier 9, Schar 9*, Lascelles 9, Burn 9, Longstaff 9, Tonali 8, Guimaraes 9, Almiron 8, Gordon 8, Isak 8. Subs: Anderson 7, Murphy 7, Targett n/a.
PSG: Donnarumma 6, Hakimi 5, Marquinhos 5, Skriniar 6, Hernandez 5, Dembele 6, Ugarte 6, Zaire-Emery 7, Mbappe 5, Kolo-Muani 5, Ramos 6. Subs: Barcola 6, Vitinha 6.
Match Highlights
17’ – GOAL! – Newcastle 1-0 PSG. Almiron pounces upon a rebound and slots it into the corner after Gianluigi Donnarumma could only parry Isak's thumping strike. PSG were their own worst enemy there with Marquinhos guilty of giving the ball away way too cheaply deep inside his own half.
39’ – GOAL! – Newcastle 2-0 PSG. After a lengthy VAR check, Burn's goal ... STANDS! It's 2-0 to the Magpies as the giant defender's header is deemed to have crossed the line from Guimaraes' cross from the left byline.
50’ – GOAL! – Newcastle 3-0 PSG. This is incredible! Sean Longstaff gets in on the act as he runs free off his marker on to Trippier's pass and somehow squeezes a shot under Donnarumma from the right side of the box.
56’ – GOAL! – Newcastle 3-1 PSG. Hernandez glances a header past Pope from Zaire-Emery’s delightful ball into the middle.
69’ – PSG CHANCE! Dembele charges after a long pass over the top and looks certain to further reduce the arrears but Lascelles gets across to apply pressure just as he shoots and the forward fizzes wide.
90+1’ – GOAL! – Newcastle 4-1 PSG. Wow! Schar puts the icing on the cake with a stunning 25-yard shot that flashes into the top corner.
Key Stats
Almirón scored Newcastle's first UEFA Champions League goal since Alan Shearer's against Inter in March 2003; the Magpies have never lost a match in which they went 1-0 ahead in the competition.
Aged 17 years and 6 months, Warren Zaire-Emery is the youngest-ever PSG player to register an assist in the Champions League.
Dan Burn and Sean Longstaff, Newcastle have had two different English goalscorers in a single UEFA Champions League game for a second time, after December 1997 v Dynamo Kyiv (John Barnes and Stuart Pearce).
Newcastle's 4-1 win over PSG was the Mapgies' biggest ever winning margin in a UEFA Champions League match, and heaviest group stage defeat for the French club in the competition since a 0-3 loss to Chelsea in September 2004.
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