Few others. Hello again. Welcome along to sportsday this evening. With the new Champions League Formatjust bedding in, tonights match at Villa Park is one that conjures up memories of what europes top Club Competition used to be. Its aston villas first Home Game since it was just called the European Cup, and villa had just won it. How fitting then that the team theyre up against tonight was the one they beat to lift the trophy in 1982 Bayern Munich. Players like captain dennis mortimer, nigel spink, and Goalscorer Peter Withe became heroes that night in rotterdam but now their modern counterparts take on a team that have had a blistering start to the season under new manager Vincent Kompany, and scored nine goals in theirfirst Champions League Match. So, lets head to Villa Park and speak to our correspondent nesta mcgregor. It could barely be a more significant set of circumstances tonight. Yes, sport is a funny way of throwing up these incredible narratives, doesnt it . More than four
Paris Saint Germain including Kylian Mbappe were simply blown away by newcastle who led 2 0 by half time thanks to goals by Miguel Almiron and dan burn. Sean longstaff, born and raised here in north east england, made it three. Psg pulled one back, before fabian schar s screamer rounded off a famous 4 1 win. It was loud, raucous, everything you would expect from a european night in newcastle. And with the likes of ac milan and Borussia Dortmund to travel here to stjames park, you suspect they wont be in a rush to hurry. And this was the scene in the newcastle Dressing Room after that win the club putting the picture out on social media. While the players of course have a game to prepare for at the weekend, i think its fair to say there might be a few sore heads amongst the fans in the morning. Elsewhere, theres was late heartbreak for celtic as they lost 2 1 to lazio, the winner coming in the 95th minute. That makes it two defeats from two and leaves them bottom of group e. The holders
For the mens 2030 tournament. As we count down to the Cricket World Cup, could england begin the defence of their title without ben stokes . It has been a night to remember for Newcastle United fans. Its been 20 years since they had a Champions League match at st james s park. The french champions Paris St Germain were the vistors but they were no match for magpies who beat them 4 1. Ben croucher was there. Many of the fancier leaving st james park behind me were not even for the last time newcastle played in the Champions League. It s been 20 years in the making, it has been well worth the wait. Paris Saint Germain including Kylian Mbappe they were simply blown away by newcastle who lied to 0 by half time thanks to goals. Shawn long staff born and raised her and north east england made it three, psg pulled one back, before fabian scher is screamer rounded after the famous 4 1 win. It was loud, raucous, everything you would expect from a european night and newcastle. And with the likes
To goals from Miguel Almiron and dan burn. Sean longstaff, born and raised here in the north east of england, made it three. Psg did pull one back before fabian share s screamer rounded off a famous four one win. It was loud, it was raucous. It was everything you would expect from a european night in newcastle and with the likes of ac milan and Borussia Dortmund still to travel here to st james s park, you suspect they wont be in a rush to hurry it . And this was the scene in the newcastle Dressing Room after that win, the club putting the picture out on social media. Well, the players of course have a game to prepare for at the weekend. I think its fair to say there might be a few sore heads amongst the fans in the morning. Well, elsewhere, there was late heartbreak for celtic, who lost two one to latvia, the winner for celtic, who lost two one to lazio, the winner coming in the 95th minute. That makes it two defeats from two and leaves them bottom of group e. The holders, manchester
The 2030 Football World Cup will be held across six countires in three different continents, fifa has confirmed. The decision is set to be ratified at a Fifa Congress next year with spain, portugal and morocco as the co hosts. But the opening round of matches will be played in uruguay, argentina and paraguay. Thats to mark the world cup s centenary, as itll be 100 years since the first tournament in montevideho. Our Sports Editor says fifa are bound to face questions about the impact on the environment. Youre going to have the prospect of the teams perhaps from europe Flying Thousands of miles to South America for just one thousands of miles to South America forjust one match before flying all the way back again across the atlantic, back to europe for the remainder of their tournaments. I think the optics of that are unhelpful and certainly according to many environmental campaigners has been condemnation already this evening. The supported groups who say that it sets the wrong example