Eddie Howe said he hoped that his Newcastle team had experienced the first of a “lot of very special nights like this” after they beat Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 in their first Champions League game at St James’ Park for 20 years.
Luis Enrique’s contentious decision to field four forwards left the visiting manager’s midfield frequently overrun, leaving Miguel Almirón, Dan Burn, Sean Longstaff and Fabian Schär to score the goals which lift Newcastle to the top of Group F.