UCL: Newcastle beat Qarabag 3-2, reach last 16 on 9-3 aggregate
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UCL: Newcastle beat Qarabag 3-2, reach last 16 on 9-3 aggregate
Newcastle United cruised into the last 16 of the Champions League following another victory against Qarabag.
Eddie Howe’s side already had one foot in the next round after a 6-1 rout in Azerbaijan last week.
Howe gave some key figures a breather for the second leg at St James’ Park, as a result, but the Newcastle head coach wanted to ensure his players “didn’t lose rhythm and the good feeling we had”.
Much-changed Newcastle duly picked up from where they left off in Baku, after again racing into a two-goal lead, but this was a night where spirited Qarabag gave a much better account of themselves thereafter.
Sandro Tonali opened the scoring for Newcastle in the fourth minute after Qarabag goalkeeper Mateusz Kochalski could...