PARIS (AP) – Newcastle will be without midfielder Joelinton for Wednesday’s Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain, but captain Bruno Guimarães could be available. defending champion If he passes the fitness test.
Joelinton suffered a groin injury in Sunday’s game against Aston Villa and was taken off early in the second half.
“Joe will not play in the game. He has been tested,” Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said in Tuesday’s pre-match press conference. “I don’t think it’s a serious injury, but he will be out for a few weeks.”
Guimarães is in the team.
The influential midfielder sustained a hard ankle injury in last week’s Champions League 3-0 home win over PSV Eindhoven and was rested until the game against Villa.
“We will know more in the next few hours,” Howe said. “I think we have to learn to play when he (Bruno) is not there.”
Victory at the Parc des Princes will see Newcastle advance to the last 16.
6th place PSG and 7th place Newcastle are tied on 13 points. league phase table. Only the top eight teams will advance directly, with the next 16 teams competing in a two-legged playoff to advance to the knockout stage.
“The bigger the game, the harder the challenge and the more you have to rise to it,” Howe said. “There were some questions about our away form, how we handled pressure, our resilience. It’s going to be a very good game to try and answer some questions.”
PSG’s defense has conceded 10 goals in seven games, with goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier once again in the spotlight after conceding a sweet late goal in last Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat to Sporting.
Newcastle’s preparations for Wednesday’s match were slightly disrupted as the team’s flight was delayed by three hours due to bad weather.
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