Revenge is on the agenda for Newcastle United on Tuesday evening, as the Magpies renew hostilities with Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park in Champions League Group F.
Eddie Howe's men were subjected to their first continental loss of the season against the German giants a fortnight ago, going down 1-0 at St James' Park to drop below Edin Terzic's men in the fascinating section.
A shadow of the side that put four goals past PSG, Newcastle had no answer to Dortmund's defensive might, and in the 45th minute of the contest, Nico Schlotterbeck charged down the other end of the field and laid the ball on a plate for Felix Nmecha to net the decisive goal.
Now level with Newcastle on four points in this year's group of death - sharing the Magpies' record of one win, one draw and one loss from their opening three battles so far - Dortmund have the edge over their English counterparts thanks to the head-to-head column, while leaders PSG are only two points better off than Terzic's crop.
A milestone will be hit for the German powerhouses this week, as they will become just the second Bundesliga side after Bayern Munich to play 150 games in the Champions League, but they were served a slice of humble pie by their Harry Kane-inspired superiors in Saturday's latest edition of Der Klassiker.
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