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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will not allow Newcastle to get ahead of themselves despite seeing them dismantle Champions League giants Paris St Germain.<\/p>\n
The 4-1 victory over the 2020 runners-up at St James\u2019 Park took the Magpies \u2013 playing in the competition for the first time in 20 years \u2013 to the top of Group F after two games.<\/p>\n
However, head coach Howe was refusing to be carried away by a performance and a result which brought back memories of the club\u2019s 3-2 Champions League win over Barcelona 26 years ago.<\/p>\n
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Howe, who inherited a Newcastle side seemingly heading for the Sky Bet Championship less than two years ago, said: \u201cGoing from the difficult moment we were in to now, it\u2019s a great lesson for us not to get ahead of ourselves.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve come a long way in a short period of time, but we want to keep going and we take nothing for granted. Amazing night, but we\u2019ve got to continue to work hard from here.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt goes without saying we hope that gives us that belief that we need to be successful in this competition. Against Milan in our first game, there was an element of us not quite hitting the levels that we expected of ourselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I think it\u2019s only by doing that you can truly prove to yourself that you can do it consistently, and I think today will go a long way towards proving that.<\/p>\n
It’s a small step forward, but there’s still a long, long way to go<\/p>\n
\u201cBut as I said, there are so many difficult games to come in this competition. It\u2019s a small step forward, but there\u2019s still a long, long way to go.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe next game in this competition will be hugely important, but that goes to the back of our minds now as we focus back on to the Premier League and West Ham.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Magpies got off to a dream start when Bruno Guimaraes picked off Marquinhos\u2019 ill-judged ball out of defence and although Gianluigi Donnarumma saved Alexander Isak\u2019s initial shot, Miguel Almiron followed up to score.<\/p>\n
Dan Burn made it 2-0 with a towering header six minutes before the break, after a lengthy VAR check, and Sean Longstaff put the Magpies in dreamland five minutes after the restart.<\/p>\n
Lucas Hernandez\u2019s 56th-minute header sparked something of a fightback, but ultimately it amounted to little and Fabian Schar smashed home a fourth in stoppage time to cement a remarkable win.<\/p>\n
Howe was particularly pleased for Geordies Burn and Longstaff, lifelong supporters of the club they now represent with such distinction.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI really do respect the Geordies who have had life-long associations with the club and understand what it means to play for Newcastle and have a unique experience, really, so for Sean to score and play how he did and for Dan, they\u2019re amazing moments in their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n
A crowd of 52,009 witnessed a remarkable night on Tyneside, although the visiting fans, some of whom briefly caused troubled as they were escorted to the stadium by police, left less than impressed by what superstar Kylian Mbappe and his team-mates produced on the pitch.<\/p>\n
Asked if he took responsibility for the performance, PSG boss Luis Enrique said: \u201cYes absolutely, there\u2019s no doubt about that, I\u2019m the first person to be responsible for what happened this evening. Of course I\u2019m responsible for it.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI think the outcome of the game was fair, although the scoreline was perhaps a little bit too much in their favour, not really a fair reflection.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut of course we made such careless mistakes which led to their goals and when you play at this level, you can\u2019t afford to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n