PSG match Newcastle's 'defining moment' - Howepublished at 20:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2023
Paris St-Germain v Newcastle (Tuesday, 20:00 GMT)
Newcastle's match at Paris St-Germain will be the "defining moment" of the Magpies' Champions League campaign, according to manager Eddie Howe.
His side must avoid defeat in the French capital to have any chance of reaching the last 16.
After consecutive losses to Borussia Dortmund the Premier League club are bottom of Group F in their first Champions League campaign for 20 years.
"We will need every ounce of energy to get a result," said Howe.
"This is a defining moment in our Champions League campaign, we are going to give it everything. It is imperative we don't lose."
Howe's side had looked well placed to qualify when they thrashed PSG 4-1 in their second Group F match at St James' Park in early October.
But injuries have since affected their form with two losses to Dortmund leaving them heading towards European elimination.
Newcastle did return to winning ways in the Premier League with a 4-1 victory over Chelsea on Saturday.