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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Barry Glendenning

Newcastle take the cherubs on a must-not-lose mini-break in Paris

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It’s a big one in Paris. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS?

While Newcastle’s Gulf state derby against PSG is not strictly a must-win game for the Premier League side, it is certainly must-not-lose to maintain hopes of progressing to the Big Cup knockout stages. Having smashed their French hosts 4-1 in the corresponding fixture at St James’ Park, Newcastle fans would have every right to feel confident in Paris if their squad wasn’t so decimated by injuries and suspensions. The list of absentees is so long that celebrity Toon fans Ant and Dec would almost certainly get a game if they weren’t making an even bigger show of themselves in Australia helping to rehabilitate the reputation of a despicable, dinghy-obsessed demagogue.

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