MX23RW : Wednesday, December 18 04:42:46| >> :120:9817:9817:
[monks data]
Newcastle logo
Champions League | Group Stage
Oct 4, 2023 at 8pm UK
St. James' Park
PSG logo

Newcastle
4 - 1
PSG

Almiron (17'), Burn (39'), Longstaff (50'), Schar (90+1')
Guimaraes (45+7'), Gordon (70'), Pope (87')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Hernandez (56')
Hernandez (38'), Hakimi (43'), Dembele (67'), Zaire-Emery (81')

Newcastle United ease past Paris Saint-Germain in dream Champions League homecoming

Newcastle ease past PSG in dream Champions League homecoming
© Reuters
Newcastle United mark their first Champions League home game in 20 years with a dominant 4-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain.

Newcastle marked their first Champions League home match in 20 years with a memorable 4-1 victory over French champions Paris Saint-Germain.

The Magpies side got off to an ideal start when Miguel Almiron pounced on a rebound to become the first Newcastle player to score in the Champions League since Alan Shearer found the net against Inter Milan in March 2003.

With momentum in their favour, the Premier League side doubled their advantage courtesy of Dan Burn's 39th-minute header.

Sean Longstaff added a third within five minutes of the restart, before Lucas Hernandez pulled a goal back to give PSG a lifeline.

However, there was to be no PSG comeback as Fabian Schar capped off a historic evening with an unstoppable stoppage-time strike to wrap up all three points.

While Newcastle move up to the top of Group F, PSG drop down to second place after suffering their second competitive defeat of the season.

Newcastle United's Miguel Almiron celebrates scoring their first goal with Bruno Guimaraes on October 4, 2023© Reuters

The Magpies were given an early warning in the fifth minute when Ousmane Dembele fizzed his volley wide from Kylian Mbappe's inch-perfect delivery.

That momentary scare proved to be the visitors' best chance of the first period, as the hosts quickly asserted their authority to take the lead in the 17th minute.

Gianluigi Donnarumma made a fine stop to keep out Alexander Isak after Marquinhos had gifted possession away, but the PSG goalkeeper could not prevent Almiron from tucking home the rebound to net his third goal in four appearances.

Newcastle continued to push forward and went close to doubling their advantage when Schar fired wide from Kieran Trippier's corner.

The Magpies' persistence and determination was ultimately rewarded with a second goal in the closing stage of the first period.

Donnarumma made two fine stops in quick succession, before Burn squeezed his header over the line from Bruno Guimaraes's lofted cross.

Paris St Germain's Lucas Hernandez celebrates scoring their first goal with Milan Skriniar and Marquinhos on October 4, 2023© Reuters

After seeing one boyhood Newcastle fan find the net before the break, the home faithful celebrated another goal from one of their own in the 50th minute when Longstaff drove his shot under Donnarumma's right arm.

Within six minutes of Longstaff scoring his first Champions League goal, PSG pulled a goal back through Hernandez, who produced a deft header from Warren Zaire-Emery's floated pass.

The Parisians threatened to halve the deficit when Dembele saw his powerful shot beaten away by Nick Pope, but Newcastle stood firm during PSG's brightest spell of the game to quash any hopes of a comeback.

A flawless Newcastle display was capped off in stoppage time, as Schar played a one-two with Jacob Murphy before whipping a long-range effort past the outstretched Donnarumma.

Once Newcastle finish celebrating a famous win, they will turn their attention to Sunday's Premier League meeting with West Ham United, while PSG will look to bounce back against Rennes in Ligue 1.

ID:525699:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect6068:
Written by
Ben Sully
No Data Analysis info
Game History

How you voted: Newcastle vs PSG

Newcastle United
32.5%
Draw
15.7%
Paris Saint-Germain
51.8%
388
Collect / Create New Data
Share this article now:
Newcastle United's Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak during the warm up before the match on May 13, 2023
Read Next:
Real Madrid 'interested in Bruno Guimaraes, Alexander Isak'
>
Sports Mole Logo
Enter your email address to subscribe to Sports Mole's free match previews newsletter! Updates are sent twice a week.
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS

League Phase

TeamPWDLPTS
1Liverpool660018
2Barcelona650115
3B. Leverkusen641113
4Inter Milan641113
5Brest641113
6Arsenal641113
7Aston Villa641113
8Lille641113
9Bayern640212
10Dortmund640212
11Atletico640212
12AC Milan640212
13Atalanta632111
14Juventus632111
15Benfica631210
16Feyenoord631210
17Brugge631210
18Monaco631210
19Sporting Lisbon631210
20Real Madrid63039
21Celtic62319
22Man City62228
23PSV62228
24Dinamo Zagreb62228
25PSG62137
26Stuttgart62137
27Shakhtar61144
28Sparta Prague61144
29Sturm Graz61053
30Girona61053
31Red Star61053
32Salzburg61053
33Bologna60242
34RB Leipzig60060
35Slovan Bratislava60060
36Young Boys60060


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!