Newcastle United's boardroom could not have offered two more contrasting scenes at half-time of what had already been dubbed a "Champions League decider" by journalists.
In one corner stood Tottenham Hotspur's under fire supremo Daniel Levy, seething after his side found themselves 5-0 down in 21 minutes, in the other stood Newcastle's co-owners who were probably pinching themselves with their side in such a commanding position. This wasn't just a brilliant tactical job from Eddie Howe and the coaching staff, this was fantasy football - only Newcastle have not powered their club up and went wild on transfer fees.
That was Levy's fear when the Saudi-backed Newcastle takeover came on the horizon in 2020. That Newcastle would blow teams like Spurs out of the water with a huge transfer kitty.
