{"id":298048,"date":"2023-12-13T23:27:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T23:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=298048"},"modified":"2023-12-13T23:27:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T23:27:10","slug":"eddie-howe-shuts-down-foolish-excuse-after-newcastle-exit-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-shuts-down-foolish-excuse-after-newcastle-exit-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Howe shuts down &#8216;foolish&#8217; excuse after Newcastle exit Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>In pictures: Newcastle v Milan<\/h3>\n<p>Eddie Howe refused to blame the late penalty controversy against Paris Saint-Germain as a crucial factor in Newcastle United&#8217;s Champions League exit on Wednesday. Newcastle crashed out of Europe through a late 2-1 defeat against AC Milan as PSG joined Borussia Dortmund in the last 16.<\/p>\n<p>The Magpies entered the game knowing they needed a win to have any chance of progression into the knockout stages.<\/p>\n<p>And Joelinton lifted the roof off St James&#8217; Park with a stunning 33rd-minute strike past Mike Maignan.<\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund then took the lead against PSG in Germany, leaving Newcastle comfortably in second in Group F.<\/p>\n<p>However, PSG equalised moments later, and on the hour-mark, Christian Pulisic equalised for Milan on Tyneside, dropping Newcastle back down to third.<\/p>\n<p>Howe&#8217;s side hunted for a winner, but Samuel Chukwueze spiked a dagger through Geordie hearts with a late go-ahead goal shortly after entering the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>It left Newcastle bottom of Group F, meaning even the consolation of Europa League football evaded them in the dying embers of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> DON&#8217;T MISS <\/strong> <strong>Man Utd set to take advantage of Champions League exit with &#8216;January exodus'[REPORT] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Eddie-Howe-spoke-after-Newcastle-s-Champions-League-exit-5114493.jpg?r=1702508634537\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle wouldn&#8217;t have been in as much of a perilous position had they held onto their 1-0 lead at PSG on matchday five.<\/p>\n<p>Howe&#8217;s men were seconds away from a momentous victory in Paris before a controversial VAR decision penalised Tino Livramento for handball. Kylian Mbappe converted the spot-kick to earn a point.<\/p>\n<p>PSG&#8217;s draw at Dortmund on Wednesday earned the Ligue 1 champions a spot in the last 16 over Newcastle and Milan.<\/p>\n<p>However, Howe refused to blame his side&#8217;s late heartbreak at the Parc des Princes and insisted it didn&#8217;t play on their minds in the curtain-closer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it would be foolish of me to look back and start bringing up old stuff,&#8221; Howe told TNT Sports.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> DON&#8217;T MISS <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Man Utd transfer budget to be &#8216;slashed&#8217; despite Sir Jim Ratcliffe deal[NEWS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Eddie Nketiah fears no Champions League team as Havertz called &#8216;almost perfect'[QUOTES] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Erik ten Hag &#8216;clutching at straws&#8217; with comments after Man Utd&#8217;s latest defeat[INTERVIEW] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Newcastle-crashed-out-of-Europe-entirely-in-defeat-5114525.jpg?r=1702508634675\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had the opportunity tonight to do what we had to do, and we didn&#8217;t take it. We couldn&#8217;t have tried harder. I don&#8217;t think we left anything on the pitch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle faced a tough enough test in the Champions League&#8217;s group of death and have been heavily hampered by relentless injury issues in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>And while Howe turned focus away from the controversy in Paris, the English coach did bemoan his availability issues.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;[We&#8217;ve learned] so much. The value of the squad, first and foremost, is what has exposed us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fact we haven&#8217;t had the ability to utilise the squad we&#8217;ve created&#8230; We&#8217;ve gone into games very limited in what we can do, and that hasn&#8217;t helped us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1845388\/Newcastle-news-Eddie-Howe-Champions-League-AC-Milan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In pictures: Newcastle v Milan Eddie Howe refused to blame the late penalty controversy against Paris Saint-Germain as a crucial factor in Newcastle United&#8217;s Champions <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/eddie-howe-shuts-down-foolish-excuse-after-newcastle-exit-champions-league\/\" title=\"Eddie Howe shuts down &#8216;foolish&#8217; excuse after Newcastle exit Champions League\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-298048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Eddie Howe shuts down &#039;foolish&#039; 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