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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Damian Spellman

Newcastle denied last-16 spot as PSG draw sends them into Champions League play-offs

Joe Willock (centre left) celebrates after scoring Newcastle’s equaliser (Michael Euler/AP) -

Joe Willock’s first goal in almost a year handed Newcastle a creditable Champions League draw at holders Paris St Germain as they clinched a seeded play-off place.

Willock’s header in first-half stoppage time – he last scored in an FA Cup tie at Birmingham on February 8, 2025 – cancelled out Vitinha’s early strike and ensured it finished 1-1 at the Parc des Princes, just as it had done two years ago.

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