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Below-par Newcastle United fall to Champions League defeat against Borussia Dortmund

Felix Nmecha dented Newcastle's Champions League charge as Borussia Dortmund kick-started their Group F campaign with a 1-0 victory on Tyneside.

Kylian Mbappe Helps PSG Go Top, Erling Haaland Back Among The Goals

Kylian Mbappe helped Paris Saint-Germain move top of Champions League Group F with a 3-0 victory over AC Milan on Wednesday, while Newcastle slumped to a first defeat, 1-0 against Borussia Dortmund. Erling Haaland was back on the scoresheet as Manchester City won 3-1 away to Young Boys, and fellow British side Celtic drew 2-2 in Glasgow against Atletico Madrid. Goals from Mbappe, Randal Kolo Muani and Kang-in Lee in Paris against Milan sent PSG top of the closely-contested Group F with six points.

Howe: Dortmund defeat a lesson in fine margins

Eddie Howe felt Newcastle were dealt a "lesson" on the fine margins of the Champions League as Borussia Dortmund handed the Magpies a first defeat of their campaign.

Newcastle forced to go the ‘hard way’ after Dortmund defeat

NEWCASTLE, United Kingdom: Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said his side had made reaching the Champions League last 16 hard for themselves after a 1-0 home defeat by Borussia Dortmund blew Group F wide open. Felix Nmecha scored the only goal as the woodwork twice denied Newcastle an equalizer in the closing stages. The German giants’ first win in what is widely regarded the toughest group in the draw lifts Dortmund above Newcastle on head-to-head record with both sides on four points. Paris Saint-Germain lead the section on six points with last season’s semifinalists AC Milan bottom on two. Newcastle had announced their return to the Champions League stage for the first time in 20 years in style with a 4-1 demolition of PSG three weeks ago. But the Magpies were handed a deserved reality check after a surprisingly flat performance. “Tactically they were good and gave us problems in central areas.