Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, speaking to TNT Sports: “Really good performance from us. A difficult opponent, tactically they are tough to play against.
"We were rewarded with some really good goals today. Really good night for Yoane Wissa and I am really pleased for him. In part he came to this club for nights like today. The players embraced the challenge and I thought it was the best individual performances from a lot of the players for a while.
"A lot of the players have excelled in this competition this year and Anthony Gordon is one of those."
On Kieran Trippier giving Lewis Miley the captain's armband: “It was unscripted and unplanned, typical Kieran – thinking of other people. A great moment for Lewis.”
Can you go to Paris and win in final game? “It is what we have to try to do. One step at a time, it is Aston Villa first. Premier League is so important and a really tough game.”
On Bruno Guimaraes' injury: “For Bruno to come off it is a worrying sign but fingers crossed.”
Did you know?
- Anthony Gordon has now been directly involved in eight goals in the UEFA Champions League for Newcastle (6 goals, 2 assists), the outright most by any player for the club, while he has also equalled Alan Shearer's club-record six-goal tally for the Magpies in the competition.
- Newcastle's Anthony Gordon (6 goals) and Harvey Barnes (5) are the third set of English teammates to score five or more goals in the same UEFA Champions League campaign after Leeds United's Lee Bowyer (6) and Alan Smith (5), and Manchester United's Paul Scholes (6) and Teddy Sheringham (5), all in 2000-01.
- Bruno Guimarães made his 13th UEFA Champions League start for Newcastle, the outright most of any outfield player and one behind Shay Given (14) overall.
