Newcastle United now sit top of Group F in the Champions League after their fantastic 4-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain last night, with the Magpies causing Italian media to highlight some ‘regret’ in the AC Milan camp. Eddie Howe’s men settled for a goalless draw against the Serie A side during their trip to the San Siro in what was the first game on European football’s biggest stage in over 20 years but have now staked their claim to be the first from the ‘Group of Death’ to make the knockout stages.
Miguel Almiron’s opener came after just 16 minutes when Bruno Guimaraes’ interception fell to Alexander Isak, whose volley was parried by Gianluigi Donnarumma into the path of the Paraguayan winger who nestled the ball across goal and into the far corner to hand Newcastle the lead.
Left-back Dan Burn made it 2-0 when his header made it over the line before being clawed out by Donnarumma. It went to a long VAR check in order to ensure Guimaraes hadn’t strayed offside in the build-up but was eventually confirmed to the delight of St. James’ Park.
Sean Longstaff then made it 3-0 just five minutes after the break as him and Kieran Trippier linked up before he fired in a low effort across goal to beat the PSG goalkeeper. Lucas Hernandez tried to inspire a comeback with a header of his own but Fabian Schar’s wondergoal in added time sealed off any hope of a late charge by the Ligue 1 champions.
Now according to Italian outlet CalcioMercato, Milan manager Stefano Pioli will now be ‘regretting’ the fact his side couldn’t take their chances in their opening match against Howe’s side. The Serie A side had 25 shots on goal with nine of those on target to just the six total shots from the English side, who only managed one on target.
