"There are many ways to self-destruct on a football pitch but PSV Eindhoven chose one of the more obvious methods. In opting to play out slowly from the back against high-pressing opponents possessing forwards blessed with the speed and skill of Yoane Wissa and Anthony Gordon, Peter Bosz's team were always likely to come undone. Their inevitable unravelling left Newcastle on course for the Champions League knockout phase."
"While Eddie Howe's side are already guaranteed a place in the playoffs to determine the composition of March's round of 16, they can still bypass next month's two-legged tie by finishing in the top eight. Much hinges on Wednesday's trip to Paris Saint Germain for a set of players with a habit of forgetting their domestic travails and raising their game on European nights."
"At times it was all so straightforward for Newcastle here it was hard to credit that this was PSV's first defeat on the road in 10 months. Eddie Howe had urged Newcastle fans to show his players their love but those in the Gallowgate End responded by unfurling a giant banner emblazoned with the message: Write the next headline. The subtext clearly challenged Gordon, Wissa and other underachieving members of Howe's peculiarly inconsistent team to embrace the European spotlight."
PSV Eindhoven played out slowly from the back against Newcastle's high press and were exposed by speedy forwards Yoane Wissa and Anthony Gordon. Newcastle's win put them on course for the Champions League knockout phase while keeping alive the chance to bypass the playoffs by finishing in the top eight. Much depends on the upcoming trip to Paris Saint-Germain. Newcastle fans displayed a banner reading 'Write the next headline' to spur underperforming players. Wissa, starting his first Champions League game, scored after a weak clearance by Matej Kovar to Bruno Guimaraes, who set up Joelinton, allowing Wissa to lift his shot over the keeper. Harvey Barnes added Newcastle's third goal.
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