by The Champions League is the best competition in the world for nights like these. Newcastle, who at times were in the round of 16, ended up out of everything and Milan, who had lost everything in England with Joelinton’s goal, came back, got into the Europa League and He was just one goal away from completing the miracle. Eliminate PSG who passes almost on the rebound. They spared his life.
Newcastle got better and better in a first half where Pioli’s approach was totally wrongeither. In a match where only winning gave them the chance to get into the round of 16, the Italian team opted for an overly defensive approach and the Magpies had a good time.
After a few first minutes of inaccuracies, Tomori miraculously saved the English team’s first goal. A shot by Joeliton that only had to push Almirón but that found the center back’s foot on the same goal line, when in St.James’ Park the goal was already being shouted.
The ‘rossoneri’ had only one dangerous chance, at the feet of Leao and in a free shot, one of those of looking for the thread and the long stick of the goalkeeper. He hit the ball badly and sent it wide of Dubravka’s goal.
Eddie Howe’s team was being better and they found a reward. A perfectly orchestrated counterattack by Gordon ended in a wonderful back pass from Miley who saw in the rearview mirror the arrival of a Joelinton who He took out his ‘9’ soul and after a light touch he discharged a missile that destroyed the squad. In that 33rd minute, with PSG’s goalless draw in Dortmund, Newcastle were a team in the round of 16.
It was very early and football has new scripts every few minutes. Milan, who seemed very shaken at the end of the first half, came out with a completely different face in the second. Much more offensive and after a couple of warnings and A few rebounds in between Pulisic tied the game. There was a heart-stopping half hour left in St. James’ Park.
Pulses to the maximum with Bruno Guimaraes’ shot to the post, same sensation in the unforgivable one-on-one that Leao didn’t score because the stick also spit it out… and the one who didn’t send it to the wood was Chukwueze. A beautiful thread that ended Newcastle’s dream and left Milan one goal behind Dortmund from a place in the round of 16. It didn’t arrive.
