Newcastle United welcomed Paris Saint-Germain at St. James’ Park earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a good result at home in the UEFA Champions League. The Magpies made a quick start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 17th minute via Miguel Almiron’s effort. Dan Burn doubled Newcastle’s lead in the 39th minute as the Tyneside club went into the half-time break with a 2-0 advantage.
Sean Longstaff killed the game off in the 50th minute. However, Lucas Hernandez got a goal back for PSG just six minutes later. Fabian Schar ended up putting the icing on the cake for Newcastle as he scored in injury-time.
The contest finished with Eddie Howe’s men earning a dominant 4-1 win in Tyneside.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player fared during the clash against Paris Saint-Germain.
GK: Nick Pope – 6.5/10
The English keeper made one good save at the back and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Kieran Trippier – 7.5/10
Trippier was solid when defending at the back and made some key chance going forward. He has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CB: Jamaal Lascelles – 7/10
Lascelles dealt with the danger when needed and didn’t do much wrong at the back.
CB: Fabian Schar – 8/10
He made a lot of important clearances inside his half and was a threat at the other end of the field. Schar got his name on the scoresheet in injury time.
LB: Dan Burn – 7.5/10
Burn performed his defensive duties well and scored his team’s second goal in the 39th minute.
CM: Sean Longstaff – 8/10
He produced an energetic display in both halves and scored early in the second half to put daylight between the two sides.
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 7.5/10
The Brazilian talent caused a lot of problems for the opposition and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Sandro Tonali – 6.5/10
Tonali earned possession back twice but was replaced in the 64th minute.
RW: Miguel Almiron – 7.5/10
He gave Newcastle the all-important lead in the 17th minute. However, Almiron was quiet in the second half.
ST: Alexander Isak – 7.5/10
Isak was a real menace in the PSG half but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
LW: Anthony Gordon – 7/10
He made two positive runs with the ball on the left flank.
Substitutes:
CM: Elliot Anderson – 6.5/10
Anderson added more energy to Newcastle’s midfield.
RW: Jacob Murphy – 7/10
He came on and bagged an assist.
LB: Matt Targett – N/A
