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Newcastle suffered a home Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund at St James’ Park, in a result that blew Group F wide open spins
After an exhilarating opening spell where Anthony Gordon forced visiting goalkeeper Gregor Kobel into two saves, Dortmund took a deserved lead when Felix Nmecha guided a precise finish into the corner on the counter-attack spins
Newcastle struggled to create chances after half-time, with Callum Wilson wasting the best of them with a shot that was straight at goalkeeper Kobel spins
Wilson then struck the bar with a late header before Gordon’s deflected effort also hit the bar in stoppage time - but Eddie Howe’s side were unable to find an equaliser spins
The defeat leaves Newcastle in third place in Group F behind Paris Saint-Germain and Dortmund, who will host the Premier League side in the return fixture in two weeks’ time spins
Here are how the Newcastle players rated in the 1-0 defeat spins
Newcastle United player ratingsNick Pope, 7The goalkeeper made a stunning double save to deny Niclas Fullkrug and Donyell Malen, instinctively flicking both close-range shots off his goalline spins
There was nothing he could do about Nmecha’s first-time finish into the corner, however spins
Keiran Trippier, 4Newcastle missed his influence and the right-back’s delivery, both from set-pieces and open play, was below its usual level spins
Jamaal Lascelles, 5The stand-in defender was immense against PSG but struggled more tonight, in what was a reality check for Newcastle on the whole spins
Fabian Schar, 7The centre-back needed to be perfect when committing to a couple of sliding challenges but was faultless throughout against a dangerous Dortmund attack spins
Dan Burn, 4The full-back had a busy night up against the terrific Malen and Marco Reus and did not look comfortable with the pace of the German side spins
Sean Longstaff, 4Not his night - lacked his usual sharpness in possession as Newcastle struggled to match Dortmund’s busy midfield spins
Replaced by Sandro Tonali shortly after the hour spins
Bruno Guimaraes, 4Tried his best to get Newcastle going but struggled to produce his usual quality from deep positions spins
Passes had to be played to perfection on such a quick pitch, while the Brazilian was otherwise sloppy spins
Joelinton, 5Helped drive Newcastle forward from midfield and picked up possession in threatening positions but struggled defensively with the numbers that Dortmund were committing to attack - Nmecha’s opener exposed that he was missing from the edge of the box after the German side launched a swift counter spins
Miguel Almiron, 7Sparked the match into life with his first touches coming off the right wing and was involved in nearly all of Newcastle’s threatening moments spins
The accuracy of the final ball eluded him, however, but he was not the only one spins
Alexander Isak, N/AThe tall and rangy striker looked perfect for an open contest and led Newcastle well from the front in the opening exchanges, however his night came to an early end and he was replaced by Callum Wilson midway through the first half spins
Newcastle lacked a spark from there spins
Anthony Gordon, 8The winger played with the energy he helped whip up at St James’ Park - this was another lively performance and he was Newcastle’s best player on the night spins
Still, Gordon should have done spins better after being played in by Isak, in the second of two chances that brought a save from Kobel spins
There remains a question over his end product spins
(Getty Images)SubstitutesCallum Wilson - 4: Struggled to replace Isak against a physical Dortmund defence spins
Had one big chance in the second half but failed to take it, and was then unlucky with a late header that hit the bar spins
Sandro Tonali - 5: Likely to be his last involvement for a while and did not offer much after replacing Longstaff spins
Jacob Murphy - N/A: Went off soon after coming on with a shoulder injury spins
Matt Targett - 7: Added width to Newcastle’s attack after replacing Burn at left back and produced the first good Newcastle delivery of the night with his free kick for Wilson’s header spins
Joe Willock - 5: Made his return from a long injury layoff spins
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The Springboks, then as now, pride themselves on their physicality and brutality at the breakdown, the set-piece and in open play spins
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