Schar stunner caps off statement Newcastle win
Newcastle United made a powerful statement with a 4-1 hammering of PSG at St James' Park, Fabian Schar's long range stunner completing the rout for Eddie Howe's men.
Locals Dan Burn and Sean Longstaff scored as Newcastle celebrated a rousing 4-1 win over French champion Paris St Germain on the Champions League’s return to Tyneside.
Miguel Almiron lit the touch paper for a memorable evening in front of more than 50,000 raucous supporters at St James’ Park by scoring Newcastle’s first goal in Europe’s premier club competition since Alan Shearer’s double at Inter Milan in March 2003.
Burn and Longstaff put the Group F tie beyond PSG before Fabian Schar smashed home a superb fourth to secure three points to go with the one with which they had returned from AC Milan a fortnight ago.
Lucas Hernandez gave PSG brief hope when he pulled one back but a star-studded line-up including Kylian Mbappe were kept largely subdued in the Magpies’ first home Champions League fixture in two decades.
In the so-called ‘group of death’, Eddie Howe’s side sits top after two games as Borussia Dortmund held Milan to a goalless draw at the Westfalenstadion.
