Newcastle vs PSG 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Newcastle United

17': Miguel Almirón
39': Dan Burn
50': Sean Longstaff
90'+1': Fabian Schär

FT
4 - 1

Paris Saint-Germain

56': Lucas Hernández

Superb Newcastle crush PSG for famous Champions League win

Newcastle celeb vs. PSG_20231004 [1296x729]

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.

Match Commentary

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.
38': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
43': Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
45'+7': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
45'+8': First Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Paris Saint Germain 0.
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.
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.
57': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Bradley Barcola replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Manuel Ugarte.
65': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Sandro Tonali.
67': Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
81': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
87': Nick Pope (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
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.
90'+3': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Anthony Gordon.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,009

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

PSG		NEW
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

Line-Ups

Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Nick Pope (GK)
5	Fabian Schär
6	Jamaal Lascelles
33	Dan Burn
2	Kieran Trippier
39	Bruno Guimarães
8	Sandro Tonali
36	Sean Longstaff
14	Alexander Isak
10	Anthony Gordon
24	Miguel Almirón

Substitutes:

Paul Dummett, Martin Dúbravka, Lewis Hall, Matt Targett, Lewis Miley, Valentino Livramento, Elliot Anderson, Loris Karius, Jacob Murphy.

Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
37	Milan Skriniar
5	Marquinhos
21	Lucas Hernández
2	Achraf Hakimi
7	Kylian Mbappé
33	Warren Zaïre-Emery
4	Manuel Ugarte
9	Gonçalo Ramos
23	Randal Kolo Muani
10	Ousmane Dembélé