Newcastle are back in the Champions League after twenty years!

Newcastle are back in the Champions League after twenty years! The nouveau riche of English football, bought in 2021 by a sovereign wealth fund from Saudi Arabia, lived a historic day today when he achieved the point he needed to return to the European elite against a Leicester whose 0-0 kept him a remote. option to avoid decline.

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Saint James’ Park came alive for an unforgettable night and the atmosphere in the stands matched the occasion. Despite the damage joelington in the warm-up, Newcastle did not allow Leicester to breathe from the first minute, putting them under constant siege.

The team’s possession of the ball Eddie Howe passed 80 percent although his clearest chance did not come until the latter stages of the first half when he further intensified his avalanche in the visiting area.

Two posts in the first part

At minute 41, the post saved goalkeeper Daniel Iversen in his bad beginning by repelling the attempt to Dan Burns and, after refusing, Wilfred Ndidi kept the goal out by delivering on the line a header from Callum Wilson.

There was another clear double chance before the break when Miguel Almiron hit the post with a spectacular left-footed volley and, on the second shot, alexander isak he sent the ball high. Newcastle kicked twelve times, two between three sticks, in the first half while Leicester, with Harvey Barnes and James Maddison starting on the bench, failed to prove it once.

In the second half the set did not change despite the fact that Dean Smith brought on Kelechi Iheanacho’s Maddison. Strangely, Iversen kept his clean sheet against Newcastle’s relentless attack.

Oyra time the stick saved Leicester

The Danish goalkeeper put a providential hand on a shot from point-blank range, albeit a bit on target from Isak (59′), and then the post saved him for a corner. Defender Wout Faes made a mistake at the far post, where Bruno Guimaraes, a span from goal, headed against the woodwork.

The ball clearly didn’t want to go in but Newcastle got the point they needed to secure their return to the Champions League after a 20-year absence.

Final threat and rescue of Papa

Of course, at the discount he had a big scare because, on the only occasion for Leicester, Nick Pope drew a point-blank shot from Timothy Castagne with a great save.

Numantina’s resistance gives the ‘foxes’ some hope of avoiding relegation, although on the final day they will need a miracle: wins at home against West Ham with nothing at stake and Everton, with two more points but worse goal difference , don’t do it at Goodison Park against a Bournemouth who were also saved.

NEWCASTLE

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LEICESTER

Newcastle: Pope; Trippier, Schär, Botman, Burn; Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimares, Elliot Anderson (Murphy, 77′); Almirón (Gordon, 88′), Callum Wilson (Saint-Maximin, 68′), Isak
The
Leicester: Iversen; Souttar, Evans (Daka, 63′), Faes; Castagne, Ndidi (Namaplys Mendy, 89′), Tielemans, Soumaré, Luke Thomas; Iheanacho (Maddison, 46′), Vardy (Harvey Barnes, 63′)
The
Objectives: None

Referee: André Mariner. Yellow cards for Bruno Guimarães (8′), Isak (27′)

Spectators: 52,152 at Saint James’ Park

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