UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Paris Saint-Germain WLWWD 1
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Newcastle United WDWWW 4
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St. James' Park · 52,009 att.

Match Report

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Superb Newcastle crush PSG for famous Champions League win

A rampant Newcastle United put in a stellar showing to secure a superb 4-1 victory over French champions Paris St Germain in their first Champions League home match in 20 years on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
1
5
Saves
1
73.1
Possession
26.9
11
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
583
Accurate Passes
167
664
Passes
245
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
2
14
Crosses
6
0.2
Cross %
0.3
42
Long Balls
52
22
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
15
14
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
8
4
Effective Clearances
19
4
Clearances
19

Highlights

01:27 PSG boss plays down score in Newcastle Champions League defeat Watch on ESPN 00:44 Newcastle's Eddie Howe after beating PSG: I hope there's a lot more nights like this Watch on ESPN

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 5Fabian SchärCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM
  7. 8Sandro TonaliLM
  8. 36Sean LongstaffRM
  9. 14Alexander IsakF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 24Miguel AlmirónRF

PSG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 99Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 37Milan SkriniarCD-L
  3. 5MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 21Lucas HernándezLB
  5. 2Achraf HakimiRB
  6. 7Kylian MbappéAM
  7. 33Warren Zaïre-EmeryLM
  8. 4Manuel UgarteRM
  9. 9Gonçalo RamosF
  10. 23Randal Kolo MuaniAM-L
  11. 10Ousmane DembéléAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 38' Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Paris Saint Germain 0. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães following a set piece situation.
  4. 43' Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+7' Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 50' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Paris Saint Germain 0. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a through ball.
  7. 56' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Paris Saint Germain 1. Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Warren Zaïre-Emery with a through ball.
  8. 57' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  9. 64' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  10. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Sandro Tonali.
  11. 67' Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 70' Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 71' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
  14. 81' Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 87' Nick Pope (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+1' Goal! Newcastle United 4, Paris Saint Germain 1. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
  17. 90'+3' Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Anthony Gordon.

UEFA Champions League News

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