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Magpies triumph over PSG in raucous return to Champions League
Newcastle United's Sean Longstaff celebrates scoring their side's third goal of the game during the Uefa Champions League Group F match at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, October 4, 2023
The outcome of the Shakespearean modern-day classic, where legacy was reborn, continues to resonate in the mind of Morning Star boxing writer JOHN WIGHT
Newcastle 4 -1 PSG
by Roger Domeneghetti
at St James’ Park
NO-ONE wanted to leave. At the end of a raucous, emotional night, the Newcastle supporters stood and cheered as one to celebrate an emphatic victory in their first home Champions League match for 20 years.
When Newcastle were drawn into group F it was given the obligatory “Group of Death” tag. Yet, as Luis Enrique acknowledged before this game, the Toon Army were the pot-four team everyone wanted to avoid. This result showed why.
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