Newcastle defeated Mbappe’s PSG on Wednesday, its biggest win of the new era, two years after being bought by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. the English team’s first Champions League home game since 2003.
On that memorable night at St. James’ Park, Sean Longstaff, Dan Burn, Miguel Almiron, and Fabian Schär scored. These players don’t look like the “galácticos” many thought Newcastle would hire under the richest soccer owners.
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After 50 minutes, Newcastle had a 3-0 lead as PSG struggled to contain a team that had gained momentum from the passionate and energized home crowd.
Lucas Hernandez scored PSG’s 56th-minute comeback. Mbappé was relatively silent on the French champions’ latest challenging night, their first without Lionel Messi and Neymar. Schär’s stoppage time effort aggravated the issue.
Under new coach Luis Enrique, PSG, which finished sixth in the French league this year, is fighting to advance from their Champions League group with AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund.
It’s epic for Newcastle. Two of their childhood heroes, Burn and Longstaff, scored to beat Manchester City in the English League Cup the week before.
Newcastle leads Group F with four points after a scoreless draw with Milan in the first round. Dortmund lost 2-0 at home to PSG to start the season. PSG hasn’t won the Champions League in ten years under Qatari ownership, despite spending a lot. Dortmund and Milan drew without points on Wednesday.
After Marquinhos of Brazil failed to pass out of the back, Bruno Guimaraes scored the first goal against the visitors in the 17th minute. Alexander Isak caught the ball. Gianluigi Donnarumma stopped his shot, but Almiron quickly snatched the rebound.
Burn, a 6-foot-7 (2.01-meter) defender from the Gallowgate end, extended the lead in the 39th minute. Burn scored after Guimaraes transferred the ball and Donnarumma failed to block. The goal stood following a VAR review of offside and handball claims.
Donnarumma’s elbow deflected Longstaff’s low shot, shocking the home fans and giving Newcastle a 3-0 lead.
Hernandez was the only PSG player to respond six minutes later. He advanced from left back and headed in a high pass from Warren Zaïre-Emery.
Schär finished a flawless night for Newcastle by winning a tackle, receiving a pass, and curling a shot into the corner from the edge of the box.
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