Eddie Howe has played down talk that Manchester City will be so down in the dumps it will affect their chances of success on Sunday.
The Citizens were dumped out the Champions League after a late crumble in Madrid as the La Liga champions netted twice in stoppage time to force the tie into extra time. The Spanish giants then went on to claim the semi-final in extra time to book a place in the Paris final against Liverpool.
When asked how much this will affect his own side, Howe said: "You can be emotionally affected for the positive or negative. "From our perspective, we will 100 per cent prepare for the best Manchester City and we have to be the best Newcastle we can be.
