Newcastle United 1-2 AC Milan - Magpies crashed out of Champions League
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00:00 So Newcastle United's European journey has come to an end here at St James' Park after a 2-1 defeat to AC Milan.
00:06 This evening, the permutations before kick-off were clear.
00:10 Newcastle United had to beat AC Milan and hoped that Paris Saint-Germain dropped points in Dortmund
00:17 and that scenario was playing out at half-time.
00:19 Newcastle were 1-0 up through Joe Linton's and PSG were drawing 0-0 in Dortmund.
00:27 But it all changed in the second half.
00:31 Both Dortmund and PSG scored.
00:33 It was one-0 each, that's how it ended.
00:35 But AC Milan equalised.
00:40 It was then Newcastle in third in the Europa League spot.
00:45 And Newcastle were pushing for a winner to try and get back into that last-16 spot in the Champions League.
00:53 But they were done on that counter-attack and they lost the game 2-1 here tonight.
00:58 Newcastle have gone from having Champions League football, Europa League football all in one night
01:04 to ending up with neither competition come next year.
01:08 So, difficult night in here.
01:10 Eddie Howe said at the end he was absolutely devastated.
01:13 I think he probably reflects a lot of the fanbase's mood after that.
01:16 Very silent at full-time.
01:20 But as the players have done, their lap of honour, the Gallaudet, the Black and White Army.
01:25 There's a lot of proud fans in here tonight, but also a bit of disappointment after it looked like Newcastle were going to qualify for the last-16 at some point.
01:35 It started so well, but unfortunately Newcastle have just fell short.
01:40 The only thing Newcastle can do now is give them time and room to focus properly on the Premier League.
01:47 The European schedule has decimated Newcastle's squad in terms of injuries.
01:53 So, they will go back to that one game a week come next year.
01:57 It gives them a chance to try and improve on their Premier League position.
02:02 They're seventh in the Premier League currently, seven points outside the top four.
02:05 Second half of the season, they'll look to try and mount a top four charge and try and get back in the Champions League for next season.