Newcastle battled to a goalless draw against AC Milan in the club’s first Champions League match in over 20 years.
This could be a huge point for Eddie Howe’s men in the ‘Group of Death’, which also includes Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund, as they won the hard-fought tie at San Siro.
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But they didn’t half capitalize on their luck as the home side missed a string of chances, with Rafael Leao particularly guilty of lacking composure on Tuesday night.
The Magpies almost won in added time as Sean Longstaff’s fierce strike from the edge of the area was tipped over the crossbar by Milan substitute goalkeeper Marco Sportiello.
Howe and his team will be happy to win the toss and despite a number of difficult moments, the team’s performance has received the approval of former manager Alan Pardew.
“They wore their jerseys with pride tonight,” he said in commentary for talkSPORT.
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