It is said that the Premier League is the first league, but last season, Manchester United, the third and fourth Newcastle of the Premier League, became a disgraceful existence in the Champions League, seriously dragging down the Premier League.
At 4 a.m. Beijing time on December 14, in the 6th round of Group F of the Champions League, Newcastle United hosted AC Milan.
In the first half, Fikayo Tomori made a key clearance on the goal line, and Joelinton burst into the lead for Newcastle, who led 1-0 at half-timeIn the second half, Milan's former Premier League connection, Giroud assisted Pulisic to break out, Maignan saved, Leao hit the post alone, Chukwueze came off the bench to give a stunner, and Okafor provided an assist off the bench.
In the end, AC Milan reversed 2-1 away to send Newcastle to the bottom of the group, and they ranked third in Group F to play the Europa League play-offs.
Champions League life and death match, Newcastle vs Milan, originally Newcastle was the home dragon, and it did suppress Milan at home and scored first. In the 33rd minute of the game, Joelinton burst a shot to break the deadlock for Newcastle. But after that, Newcastle were unable to score and could not extend the score, which gave Milan a chance to fight back. In the 59th minute of the game, Rafael Leao crossed from the left, Giroud kept the ball and Pulisic easily pushed the equaliser. In the 84th minute of the game, Milan substitutes connected, Okafor drove straight into the backfield, and after continuous cooperation in the penalty area, Chukwueze shot to overtake the score.
In the end, Newcastle lost 1-2 to Milan, not only lost, but also went out in a humiliating way at the bottom of the Champions League, bidding farewell to this season's European competition in advance, Milan third in Group F, to play in the Europa League play-offs, which is also in line with Milan's strength in the cup.
Looking at the game data again, Newcastle lost a little unjustly. Full game,Newcastle managed 57 possession9%, with a total of 17 shots on goal with 8 of them on target;Milan, on the other hand, had a total of 12 shots on goal with just 2 of them on target, but all scored. Maignan made 7 saves, Newcastle suffered an injury to a Pope and substitute goalkeeper Dubravka made 0 saves in the game, which was the root cause of Newcastle's defeat.