"Benfica are a very good team so we had to show our quality. I thought we were patient, we had chances and didn't score early, but we kept at it. Once we scored our second goal, you saw the real us and what we can be. I thought we were excellent afterwards."
"We have strength, but it is on paper - you have to go and prove it. The squad last season won a trophy, we have to go to work and prove the strength of the squad warrants the feeling I have. We are full of good players, we haven't quite clicked into gear yet but hopefully this is the start of what we can be."
Newcastle defeated Benfica 3-0 at St James' Park, recording consecutive Champions League wins for the first time in over 20 years. Jacob Murphy assisted the opener as Anthony Gordon became the first Newcastle player to score in three consecutive Champions League matches. Harvey Barnes came off the bench to score twice, including a late finish set up by Gordon. The victory highlighted Newcastle's attacking depth and clinical finishing in the final third. Eddie Howe praised the performance and stressed that the squad must still prove its strength after a sluggish start in the Premier League.
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