Newcastle draw in Paris but both sides out of the top eight | OneFootball

Both Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain finished outside the top eight of the Champions League first phase after a hard-fought draw in France.

A difficult start to the game saw Newcastle give away a penalty that was saved before eventually falling behind to the defending champions a few minutes later.

The handball decision was perhaps a harsh one on Lewis Miley who could do little to move his arm out of the way. One person's arms who were deliberately in the way were those of Nick Pope who did brilliantly well to get down low and deny Ousmane Dembélé.

Despite that it was 1-0 in the eighth minute as the Magpies criminally allowed Vitinha to have space on the edge of the area and the Portuguese midfielder took full advantage.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was awarded with the assist for that goal but he had to be replaced midway through the half through injury with Désiré Doué taking his place.

Against the run of play, Newcastle drew level just before half-time after Sandro Tonali's free-kick delivery from deep eventually found Joe Willock to nod in from close range.

Both teams really needed to win this to make sure they had their fate in their own hands and Harvey Barnes missed a glorious chance late on for the Magpies.

Instead neither side made the final eight and will have to progress via the play-offs.

Incidents: The story of the match

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The match begins

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Ousmane Dembélé (PSG) fails a penalty-kick!

Paris Saint Germain takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Newcastle United. Vitinha scores with a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, finding the bottom right corner of the net. The assist comes from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.Paris Saint Germain takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Newcastle United. Vitinha scores with a powerful right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, finding the bottom right corner of the net. The assist comes from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

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GOAL PSG: Vitinha (PSG) scores!

Vitinha scores goal number 5 in the competition (8 matches) Vitinha scores goal number 25 for his team (183 matches)

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Missed opportunity. Lewis Miley from Newcastle United took a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it sailed high and to the left of the goal.

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Opportunity wasted. Désiré Doué from Paris Saint Germain attempted a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area.

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Missed opportunity! Willian Pacho from Paris Saint Germain fired a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it sailed over the goal. The assist came from Désiré Doué, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.

It's now 1-1 between Paris Saint Germain and Newcastle United. Joe Willock scores for Newcastle with a header from close range into the bottom right corner. The assist came from Dan Burn, who also headed the ball to him.

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GOAL Newcastle: Joe Willock (Newcastle) scores!

Joe Willock scores goal number 1 in the competition (5 matches)