Newcastle v Benfica: Eagles in free fall, third Champions League loss | OneFootball

Another night to forget in the Champions League. Benfica was defeated in England, this time by Newcastle United. Despite the balance noticed at the beginning of the match, the Magpies outperformed the Eagles and ended up winning 3-0.

Not even the changes and innovations made by José Mourinho - placing Tomás Araújo on the left wing of the defense instead of Samuel Dahl - helped. The Eagles struggled from the start to respond to Newcastle's offensive dynamics, which early on threatened Trubin's goal.

Still during the first half, the Magpies, always more threatening, were not intimidated by Lukebakio's shot, which hit the post of Nick Pope's goal. In response, Anthony Gordon found the back of the net in the 32nd minute, opening the scoring.

In the second half, Benfica couldn't turn the situation around and ended up paying dearly for the damage done in the first half. To make matters worse, in the 70th minute, Harvey Barnes made it 2-0 and, 11 minutes later, the Englishman struck again against the Eagles' goalkeeper, making it a final 3-0.

With this result, the Clube da Luz remains without any wins or points in the current edition of the Champions League, making this one of the worst participations in recent years. José Mourinho's team now turns its attention to the league, as they have a match scheduled with Arouca next Saturday, October 25th.

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