Champions League soccer is back for the final matchday! Europe's premier club competition has provided plenty of exciting matchups, top talent and drama in the 2023-24 season. With eight matches Wednesday across the continent, we'll know who advances to the round of 16, who enters the Europa League and who is knocked out completely.
Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Newcastle United host AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain visit Borussia Dortmund, Red Star Belgrade face Manchester City and more.
Milan improved following the interval and stunned the Toon Army on 59 minutes when former Chelsea star Christian Pulisic tapped in from close range.
It led to an end-to-end finale with both sides hitting the woodwork before substitute Samuel Chukwueze secured UEFA Europa League football for the Serie A side six minutes from time.
PSG’s draw at table-topping Borussia Dortmund means Kylian Mbappe and Co progress to the knockout stage in second spot. Milan finish third in Group F with Eddie Howe’s men bottom and out of Europe.
Newcastle did not create enough for all their possession, and were punished as they employed a high-risk strategy in the hope of creating the victory and the potential to go through.
It was not to be, and a campaign that brought the glory of the 4-1 thrashing of PSG in Newcastle's first Champions League game on home soil in two decades, ultimately came up short with key moments being a crucial home defeat to Dortmund, that fateful penalty in Paris and this loss to Milan.
They have acquitted themselves well despite finishing bottom of their group, but this has been a brutal learning experience.
The air was sucked out of the stadium. Newcastle appeared drained but it would all have been different had Guimaraes scored. Instead there was a sense of panic, and that was an indictment, and Milan coach Stefano Pioli seized on that as he brought on more youth and more pace.
And so 63 seconds after coming on substitute Samuel Chukwueze was left unmarked as Milan countered and he gave them the lead. Earlier Rafael Leao hit the post, after running clear following an error by Tino Livramento, before with the last kick of the game Tomori also struck the goalframe when he should have scored. Newcastle’s players were on their knees at the end. They were down. They were out.
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