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Howe urges Newcastle to show Barcelona they are Champions League contenders

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  • Asprilla will be at St James’ Park 28 years after hat-trick

  • Hansi Flick talks up Marcus Rashford’s qualities

It is only two years since Eddie Howe attended his first Champions League match but now Newcastle’s manager is on a mission to disrupt Europe’s elite.

As Barcelona arrived on Tyneside on Wednesday Hansi Flick’s La Liga champions certainly displayed no sign of complacency. Indeed Flick warned of the “intensity” his players must be braced for at St James’ Park on Thursday night.

Continue reading…Asprilla will be at St James’ Park 28 years after hat-trickHansi Flick talks up Marcus Rashford’s qualitiesIt is only two years since Eddie Howe attended his first Champions League match but now Newcastle’s manager is on a mission to disrupt Europe’s elite.As Barcelona arrived on Tyneside on Wednesday Hansi Flick’s La Liga champions certainly displayed no sign of complacency. Indeed Flick warned of the “intensity” his players must be braced for at St James’ Park on Thursday night. Continue reading…