Newcastle take on the visitors Milan in the round 6 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 13th at St. James Park (Newcastle).
Newcastle spent a considerable amount of time in the shadow of other teams. Only thanks to Rafa Benitez's talents did they avoid getting stuck in the Championship after relegation. As expected, everything quickly changed with the Saudis replacing the disliked Ashley as owners. And, of course, the Eddie Howe factor played a role: the young manager led the ambitious team, transitioning from a survival battle to a stable presence in the top 4 of the Premier League, as demonstrated throughout the last season. The current results are more modest, but still more than worthy. In the League Cup, they claimed victories over Manchester City and United. However, their Champions League journey didn't go well against Borussia; they lost both home and away. They started with a confidently held 0-0 draw in Milan, defeated PSG at home convincingly, and led away – but in the end, a controversial equalizing penalty left the English behind the French.
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Milan must fight for their manager. Under Spalletti, the Red and Blacks returned to the ranks of true Italian football giants. Moreover, they even secured the championship in the season before last. However, they couldn't retain the Scudetto – a 10-point penalty kept the Rossoneri in the final quartet of the best. But the club reached the semi-finals of the last Champions League. Now, the pendulum of results has swung in the other direction. In Serie A, they lost their first place but are comfortably in 3rd, trailing only Inter and Juventus in points. However, this might not be enough for the project's leadership. There were rumors in the early autumn that the coach was required to reach the Champions League playoffs to guarantee financial inflows. In the group stage, there were only two goalless draws in the first matches against Newcastle and Borussia, along with a home victory over PSG. So, they need to win at St James' Park – it doesn't guarantee 2nd place, but even a draw will leave them at the bottom.
In September, the teams played against each other for the first time. The Black and Whites consistently demonstrate a decent level of football, while the Italians have not been convincing in crucial matches, especially away. We bet that the victory will go to Eddie Howe's team.
Prediction for the match: Newcastle to win.
