Borussia Dortmund 2 Newcastle United 0 NICLAS FULLKRUG AND Julian Brandt dealt Newcastle’s Champions League hopes a potentially fatal blow as Borussia Dortmund completed the double over Eddie Howe’s injury-hit side.
For Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, whose side must realistically take at least a point at Paris St Germain later this month to stand any chance of progressing, it proved a sobering evening as he was forced to abandon his initial plan to field 19-year-old Lewis Hall at left-back at half-time after an early booking left him in severe jeopardy.
The Magpies had a chance to level on the stroke of half-time when Jamaal Lascelles returned Kieran Trippier’s corner across goal, but Joelinton’s header was picked off by Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel to cap a difficult half for the visitors. Karim Adeyemi sent the ball upfield to leave Tino Livramento to deal with both Brandt and Sabitzer, and the former kept his cool to draw the defender and fire low past Pope.Barcelona slumped to a 1-0 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk, spurning the chance to seal early qualification to the Champions League knock-out stages.
After failing to progress from the group stage for two seasons running, Barcelona saw this clash as an opportunity to get the job done with two games to spare.
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