{"id":11032,"date":"2023-12-14T07:26:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T07:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=11032"},"modified":"2023-12-14T07:26:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T07:26:36","slug":"milan-comeback-dumps-newcastle-out-of-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/12\/14\/milan-comeback-dumps-newcastle-out-of-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Milan comeback dumps Newcastle out of Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Samuel Chukwueze came off the bench to end Newcastle\u2019s Champions League adventure as AC Milan fought back from a goal down to win at St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On a night when both sides needed to win to stand any chance of progressing, goals from Christian Pulisic and Chukwueze handed the Serie A side a 2-1 victory which was not enough to prolong their involvement in the competition following a 1-1 draw between Borussia Dortmund and Paris St Germain in Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Seven-time winners Milan at least have the consolation of a Europa League berth while Eddie Howe\u2019s men, who took a 33rd-minute lead through Joelinton\u2019s piledriver in front of a crowd of 52,037, slipped out of Europe altogether after finishing bottom of Group F in their first campaign since 2002-03.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka shook off a bout of illness which had threatened his participation to retain his place in the team with striker Callum Wilson making his first start since damaging a hamstring during the 2-0 defeat at Dortmund on November 7.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Such have been head coach Howe\u2019s selection problems that only four of the men who started the reverse fixture in September \u2013 Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon \u2013 did so on Tyneside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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St James\u2019 reverberated as an expectant home crowd played its part, and Gordon\u2019s early challenge on full-back Davide Calabria was cheered almost as appreciatively as a goal on a night when the stakes could hardly have been higher.<\/p>\n

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Trippier curled a sixth-minute free-kick over Mike Maignan\u2019s crossbar after Pulisic had bundled Gordon to the ground as the Magpies maintained their early intensity, although the visitors with experienced striker Olivier Giroud providing a focal point, gradually eased their way into the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For all their dominance, Newcastle were struggling to create meaningful chances and Schar\u2019s speculative 18th-minute strike from distance, which sailed high over Maignan\u2019s crossbar, had a touch of impatience about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, Fikayo Tomori had to make a superbly-timed intervention on his own line to prevent Miguel Almiron from converting Joelinton\u2019s cross two minutes later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rafael Leao whipped a shot wide of Dubravka\u2019s left post after Yunus Musah had surged deep into enemy territory to feed him as the visitors responded, but Maignan had to pluck Almiron\u2019s goal-bound header from under his crossbar after he had met Joelinton\u2019s inviting cross.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But it was the Brazilian who broke the deadlock when he ran on to Lewis Miley\u2019s lay-off and smashed a right-footed shot past the helpless Maignan and into the top corner before sprinting to the sideline to celebrate with Howe and assistant Jason Tindall as the stadium erupted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The game descended into a scrappy affair with both sides struggling to retain possession as the half-time whistle approached, and it was the Magpies who ultimately headed for the dressing rooms much the happier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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