{"id":290428,"date":"2023-09-18T23:34:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T23:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=290428"},"modified":"2023-09-18T23:34:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T23:34:03","slug":"italian-media-claim-newcastle-arent-worthy-of-champions-league-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/italian-media-claim-newcastle-arent-worthy-of-champions-league-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian media claim Newcastle &apos;AREN&apos;T WORTHY&apos; of Champions League spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Italian media claim Newcastle &#8216;AREN&#8217;T WORTHY&#8217; of their Champions League place as Mail Sport&#8217;s CRAIG HOPE previews Eddie Howe&#8217;s European opener against AC Milan<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Newcastle take on AC Milan at the San Siro in the Champions League on Tuesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eddie Howe&#8217;s side are in a group alongside PSG and Borussia Dortmund as well<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Italian media have criticised Newcastle by insisting they are now &#8216;less scary&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Italian media have slated Newcastle as not being &#8216;worthy&#8217; of their place in the Champions League as AC Milan prepare to host Eddie Howe&#8217;s side at the San Siro on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle kick off their European campaign at one of football&#8217;s most iconic stadiums and will attempt to get off to a flying start against a Milan team still licking their wounds from a 5-1 defeat against rivals Inter at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Sandro Tonali returns to his former club for the first time since his \u00a352million summer move to England&#8217;s north east and has been identified as the &#8216;dangerman&#8217; by La Gazzetta dello Sport.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian newspaper have also looked to unnerve Newcastle by insisting recent defeats mean they are &#8216;less scary&#8217; than the day the Champions League draw was made.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport&#8217;s north-east football correspondent Craig Hope reveals what Italian media have been saying about Newcastle in his newspaper analysis video from Milan below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/21\/75569947-12532769-image-a-1_1695067416867.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>AC Milan are licking their wounds after a recent 5-1 thrashing against Inter at the weekend<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/23\/75569945-12532769-Newcastle_s_Sandro_Tonali_will_return_to_his_former_club_for_the-a-41_1695074884590.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle&#8217;s Sandro Tonali will return to his former club for the first time since leaving Milan in the summer<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12532769\/Italian-media-newcastle-ac-milan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian media claim Newcastle &#8216;AREN&#8217;T WORTHY&#8217; 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