Newcastle marked their return to the Champions League after a 20-year absence with a creditable draw at AC Milan.
Eddie Howe’s facet are again in Europe’s elite membership competitors after ending fourth within the Premier League final season, and this was their first match in a troublesome Group F that additionally comprises French champions Paris St-Germain and German giants Borussia Dortmund.
They got a reminder of the problem of video games on this competitors as Milan dominated the primary half, with Nick Pope saving nicely from Olivier Giroud and Theo Hernandez.
Rafael Leao spurned a golden probability to attain as he fluffed his backheel after a effective solo run, and Newcastle had been lucky to enter the break stage.
However the sport was way more even within the second half. Former Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali noticed a shot blocked for the guests, whereas Tijjani Reijnders compelled a good save out of Pope with a low drive.
Leao actually ought to have gained it within the closing phases when he bought between Newcastle defenders to satisfy a cross, however he headed simply over.
Ultimately, no breakthrough was forthcoming, with a degree on the San Siro definitely an encouraging outcome for Newcastle.
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AC Milan
Squad quantity16Participant titleMaignan
Squad quantity2Participant titleCalabria
Squad quantity28Participant titleThiaw
Squad quantity23Participant titleTomori
Squad quantity19Participant titleHernández
Squad quantity8Participant titleLoftus-Cheek
Squad quantity33Participant titleKrunic
Squad quantity32Participant titlePobega
Squad quantity21Participant titleChukwueze
Squad quantity9Participant titleGiroud
Squad quantity10Participant titleRafael Leão
Squad quantity11Participant titlePulisic
Squad quantity14Participant titleReijnders
Squad quantity42Participant titleFlorenzi
Squad quantity57Participant titleSportiello
Squad quantity80Participant titleMusah
Newcastle United
Squad quantity22Participant titlePope
Squad quantity2Participant titleTrippier
Squad quantity5Participant titleSchär
Squad quantity4Participant titleBotman
Squad quantity33Participant titleBurn
Squad quantity36Participant titleS Longstaff
Squad quantity39Participant titleBruno Guimarães
Squad quantity8Participant titleTonali
Squad quantity23Participant titleMurphy
Squad quantity14Participant titleIsak
Squad quantity10Participant titleGordon
Squad quantity9Participant titleWilson
Squad quantity15Participant titleBarnes
Squad quantity24Participant titleAlmirón
Squad quantity32Participant titleAnderson
Line-ups
AC Milan
Formation 4-3-3
- 16MaignanSubstituted forSportielloat 81′minutes
- 2CalabriaBooked at 40minsSubstituted forFlorenziat 45′minutes
- 28Thiaw
- 23Tomori
- 19Hernández
- 8Loftus-CheekSubstituted forMusahat 72′minutesBooked at 82mins
- 33KrunicBooked at 89mins
- 32PobegaSubstituted forReijndersat 61′minutes
- 21ChukwuezeSubstituted forPulisicat 61′minutes
- 9GiroudBooked at 83mins
- 10Rafael Leão
Substitutes
- 7Adli
- 11Pulisic
- 14Reijnders
- 15Jovic
- 17Okafor
- 24Kjær
- 42Florenzi
- 57Sportiello
- 80Musah
- 83Mirante
- 95Bartesaghi
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Pope
- 2Trippier
- 5SchärBooked at 49mins
- 4Botman
- 33Burn
- 36S Longstaff
- 39Bruno Guimarães
- 8TonaliSubstituted forAndersonat 72′minutes
- 23MurphySubstituted forWilsonat 63′minutes
- 14IsakSubstituted forBarnesat 90+1′minutes
- 10GordonSubstituted forAlmirónat 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Dummett
- 6Lascelles
- 9Wilson
- 13Targett
- 15Barnes
- 18Karius
- 20Corridor
- 21Livramento
- 24Almirón
- 32Anderson
- 67Miley
- 84Harris
- Referee:
- José María Sánchez Martínez
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Match ends, AC Milan 0, Newcastle United 0.
Second Half ends, AC Milan 0, Newcastle United 0.
Nook, Newcastle United. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
Nook, Newcastle United. Conceded by Marco Sportiello.
Try saved. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is saved within the high centre of the objective. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).
Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick within the attacking half.
Try missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is only a bit too excessive. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
Nook, AC Milan. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Alexander Isak.
Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
Foul by Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United).
Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is proven the yellow card for a foul foul.
Try saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from outdoors the field is saved within the centre of the objective. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
Try blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the best facet of the field is blocked.
Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) is proven the yellow card for a foul foul.
Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
Try missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the left facet of the field is shut, however misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier following a set piece scenario.
Yunus Musah (AC Milan) is proven the yellow card for a foul foul.
