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00:00 So a Champions League defeat for Newcastle United at St James' Park, finished 1-0 to Borussia Dortmund.
00:09 Initial reflections after that? Well, I thought Borussia Dortmund were very, very good.
00:16 There was a lot of optimism coming into this game on the back of that Paris Saint-Germain game,
00:21 but I thought Borussia Dortmund in many ways probably taught Newcastle a European lesson.
00:26 Tonight I've seen a team that have competed at this level for a lot of years now,
00:31 and I think that showed tonight in the first half for Dortmund.
00:35 In many ways, they picked apart Newcastle's system. You could see Newcastle trying to press,
00:39 but Dortmund were so calm in possession and managed to find space in the midfield.
00:45 I thought they deservedly took the lead in that stroke of half-time.
00:50 Newcastle, in the first half, it wasn't a disastrous first half by any means,
00:56 but they didn't show that intensity and get the crowd in the game from the start.
01:02 The second half was an improvement, certainly in the latter stage as well,
01:09 although from my point of view, I never felt like Newcastle were going to score,
01:14 but they had chances too. Callum Wilson, just midway through the second half,
01:20 he had a chance to poke home from six yards, goalkeeper saved.
01:25 Wilson then hit the ball with a header, that's all looped on at the top of the crossbar.
01:29 And then Anthony Gordon, right at the end as well, also hit the crossbar.
01:32 So I suppose if you analyse the game, look back at the game,
01:35 you can probably see that Newcastle maybe deserved a point, but standing here now,
01:39 I do feel Borussia Dortmund probably did deserve that.
01:43 Torrential conditions tonight, I thought that played an impact on the game.
01:50 Obviously Borussia Dortmund dealt with the conditions better.
01:53 So, yes, it's going to be tougher for Newcastle now.
01:57 This result shows how quickly this group can change.
02:00 The group's wide open now, Paris Saint-Germain on six points,
02:03 Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle both on four.
02:06 And obviously Newcastle have got really two tough away games now,
02:09 against Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain away.
02:13 And then of course we'll have to see what happens with the injuries.
02:15 Alexandra Iza picked up a recurrent star injury,
02:18 and Jacob Murphy as well, dislocated his shoulder.