Newcastle United Vs Borussia Dortmund: Hopes Tuah St James Park

Newcastle United Headquarters, St James Park. (Photo: Twitter/@NUFC)

JAKARTA - Newcastle United will face Borussia Dortmund on the third matchday of the 2023/2024 Champions League stage Group F, Thursday, October 26 in the morning WIB. Both teams will fight in St James Park, the headquarters of Newcastle.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe hopes to get the lever back from their homes. Like when they beat Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), October 5 yesterday.

At that time, the presence of supporters was an additional energy for the Magpies players. As a result, they succeeded in overthrowing the French giant with a score of 4-1.

"I think the beauty of PSG's game, when viewed back, is the whole environment created by supporters. I think we should forget the results PSG achieved," Howe said, as quoted by Antara.

"Take the confidence of this result, but forget about it and try to create that atmosphere again and, for us, try to recreate the energy and intensity levels and quality of our game to try to achieve it," he added.

The opponent is actually in a slump. Dortmund has only picked up one point and is the caretaker of Group F. However, the Bundesliga club is not an opponent to be underestimated.

The reason is, Marco Reus and his friends were unbeaten in the last five matches in all competitions, winning four wins and one draw.

In the German League itself, Die Borussen is in fourth place with 20 points, only two points adrift of leaders Bayer Leverkusen.

Howe himself has prepared a special strategy to face Edin Terzic's team which has been arranged since the last match when they beat Crystal Palace with a score of 4-0, Saturday, October 21.

"We have been preparing and planning this match since our last game. It's been a tough game," said the 45-year-old manager.

Furthermore, being in the hell group with PSG, Dortmund, and AC Milan, Newcastle who marked his return to the Champions League after the last time he competed two decades ago has now become the leader of the standings with 4 points from two matches.

Regarding this, Howe is not too happy because according to him the journey in the Champions League is still very long.

"We've started well, but we shouldn't be too in a hurry. We have to focus on what's in front of us and it's an important game in the group," Howe said.