Newcastle United and the Toon Army waited two decades for a Champions League night like this and it was worth every day, writes Phil McNulty.
Newcastle United and the Toon Army had waited two decades for a Champions League night like this and when it came it was worth every day and all the disappointments in between after an electrifying night on Tyneside.
It is the result of Howe's shrewd management and high finance that has led to a return to the Champions League and a night that sawPSG and their superstar Kylian Mbappe were touted as the true test of Newcastle's Champions League credentials. It was an examination Howe and his players passed with distinction.
Just driving into Newcastle hours before kick-off was to see a fanbase almost in a frenzy of anticipation, thousands gathered in the roads and around the stadium barely able to wait for the game to start. Anthony Gordon whirled his arms in a demand for greater noise - not that it was needed - in the opening seconds while Bruno Guimaraes and Dan Burn reacted to winning relatively routine challenges by turning to the crowd with fists clenched and roars. And how this packed house lapped it all up.
And how sweet it was that two Geordie boys, the towering Burn and Sean Longstaff, provided the next two goals that put Newcastle out of sight and into the healthy position of four points from their first two Champions League group games after the draw against AC Milan in the San Siro. Even Lucas Hernandez's header did nothing to disturb Newcastle's momentum and this perfect night was given the perfect finish when central defender Fabian Schar drilled a 20-yard finish high past PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in stoppage time. A stunning long-range piledriver from a pillar of Newcastle's rearguard? It just about summed up the whole occasion.
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