Is AC Milan vs Newcastle on TV today? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Champions League clash
Newcastle United are back. Eddie Howes men have not featured in the group stage of the Champions League since the 2002/03 season over 20 years ago but they qualified for this years competition thanks to a fourth place finish in the Premier League last season.
Newcastle have been drawn in a horrendously tough group that also features tonights opponents, AC Milan, Ligue 1 winners Paris Saint-Germain and Bundesliga bigwigs Borussia Dortmund. Theyll relish their underdog status and use the opportunity to strike a blow against some of European footballs heavweight teams.
This evening Milan welcome Newcastle to the San Siro having lost just one of their last 13 competitive matches as the home side, inlcuding against Tottenham in last years Champions League. But, while Newcastle ended a run of three defeats with victory over Brentford at the weekend, Milan were heavily beaten by Inter and will be low on confidence.