""I don't know [how the game slipped away] but it's happening too many times, to be honest," Gordon told TNT Sports."
""The first half an hour was really poor, but we came out well in the second half. The manager gave us a kick up the backside and we reacted well.""
""Defensively, we need to be tighter because we are conceding too many goals late in games. I don't know if that is fatigue, but it all comes back to mentality. We have to hold out in these games because that is what top teams do.""
""I don't know. Goals happen in games, and we haven't defended well enough today. It was too easy for them to go through the middle of our defence [for the second goal]. I wasn't happy at half-time, not so much with the performance, but there was a real lack of belief that we could score.""
Newcastle United took the lead at the BayArena after Anthony Gordon converted a penalty and set up Lewis Miley, giving them a temporary advantage. Gordon reached five Champions League goals this season, the first Magpies player to do so since Alan Shearer in 2002-03. Newcastle conceded late and lost the match, continuing a pattern of surrendering leads seen recently against Marseille and Tottenham. Players and the manager cited defensive frailties, late goals and a lack of belief or mentality as key issues. The team received criticism for a poor opening period and for not holding out in crucial moments.
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