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Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Champions League game against Paris St-Germain at Parc des Princes (kick-off 20:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
- Howe confirmed Joelinton would not "make the game" due to injury and that the Brazil international would be going for another scan.
- On the midfielder, Howe said: "We think he will be out for a few weeks. He is going for another opinion to see we're on the right lines with that."
- Newcastle skipper, Bruno Guimaraes is also a doubt for the Champions League clash after he missed the defeat to Aston Villa due to injury. Howe confirmed Guimaraes’ availability would be known “in the next few hours”.
- Howe said the opportunity to play at the Parc des Princes was "another great experience" for his Newcastle side. He added: "You want to experience all the highs and lows that the competitions bring. You're seeking that experience, but you're seeking that reward at the end of it."
- The last time Newcastle visited Paris St-Germain in 2023 a “controversial” penalty was awarded in the final minute of the game, which Kylian Mbappe scored to level the game 1-1. Howe said “the incident at the end is well-known”, but he was still “proud of the performance overall”.
- On the Magpies' away form, Howe said: "The bigger the game, the harder the challenge, the more you must rise to it. There have been several questions asked about our away form, to handle pressure, to be resilient. This will be a really good game to try and answer some questions and be effective in every environment that we play. We will set up the team to do that and then will need them to play at their maximum."
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