Eddie Howe wants his players to produce "sharper" performances during their stay in Portugal in the next few days.
The Magpies face a training game behind closed doors before a clash with Benfica at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday evening. Howe is looking to bring a batch of his players up to the 90 minute mark with an eye on the opener against Nottingham Forest in early August.
But players will not be getting driven as hard as they were in the opening few days in Austria last week. After setting with a couple of new faces on board their flight from Newcastle in Alex Murphy and Santiago Muñoz there will also be the chance to look at some fringe players.
