"Dan Burn and Joelinton were on target as Newcastle United coasted to a 2-0 Champions League win over Athletic Bilbao at St. James' Park on Wednesday. Burn's sublime header had Newcastle up and running in the first half, and Joelinton nodded in shortly after the restart as Eddie Howe's men made it nine points from a possible 12 to sit sixth in the league phase."
"Joelinton had already seen a well-taken strike ruled out for offside by the time Burn met Kieran Trippier's deep free-kick with a phenomenal header that bent into the top-right corner. Unai Gomez hit the base of the post from a tight angle before Adama Boiro leathered a wonderful effort against the left upright as Athletic sought to respond. Nick Woltemade nodded wastefully wide, and Joelinton blasted over after being denied one-on-one as Newcastle also missed chances to double their lead."
"Burn got the ball rolling, and the towering defender now has two Champions League goals, both of which were scored with his head. He is only the third Newcastle player to score multiple headers in the competition, along with Alan Shearer and Faustino Asprilla (two each). Moreover, 55% of his Newcastle goals have been assisted by Trippier (5/9), all of which have been headers."
Newcastle United defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at St. James' Park in a Champions League group-stage match. Dan Burn opened the scoring with a sublime header from Kieran Trippier's deep free-kick in the first half. Joelinton added a second early in the second half, heading in after Harvey Barnes held up a dinked cross. Athletic Bilbao struck both posts while creating chances, and Nick Pope denied Nico Serrano twice in a late rally. The victory gives Newcastle nine points from 12 and places them sixth in the group phase. Fifty-five percent of Burn's Newcastle goals (5 of 9) have been assisted by Kieran Trippier, all via headers.
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