Newcastle’s head coach Eddie Howe commented on his team’s defeat in the first round match of the group stage of the Champions League against “Barcelona”.
Eddie Howe— Complete disappointment. We were completely immersed in the game. I didn’t feel like we were ever out of it. It’s a shame we weren’t able to score first. That was critically important; we created chances. It was a genuine and brave game, but we lacked the quality to win.
We wanted to add difficulties for “Barcelona” by playing high-intensity football. I think we succeeded in that. We had great opportunities in the first half. However, you won’t create many chances against such teams. This evening could have been magical for us if we had won, but we will learn and improve. “Newcastle” fought until the end, and the fans should be proud of that,” said Eddie Howe.
