"Newcastle make the 5,061-mile round trip to face Qarabag tonight in the first leg of their Champions League play-off. It is an unwanted fixture for Eddie Howe's side who were sitting inside the top eight in the league phase before a final-day draw at Paris Saint-Germain saw them slip to 12th. The return is next week, either side of a daunting trip to Premier League title-chasers Manchester City."
"Qarabag are arguably the smallest club left in the competition and their last league phase game saw them hammered 6-0 by Liverpool at Anfield. The Azerbaijanis have recorded some notable wins in this season's competition, however, winning 3-2 at Benfica while beating FC Copenhagen and Eintracht Frankfurt on home soil. They also drew 2-2 with Chelsea. QARABAG TEAM NEWS vs NEWCASTLE Qarabag: Kochalski, Silva, Mustafazade, Medina, Jafarquliyev, Bichalho, Jankovic, Andrade, Montiel, Zoubir, Duran"
Newcastle travel 5,061 miles to Azerbaijan for the first leg of the Champions League play-off against Qarabag after slipping to 12th in the group stage following a final-day draw at Paris Saint-Germain. The second leg is next week, with a Premier League trip to Manchester City scheduled nearby. Newcastle arrive after a 3-1 FA Cup win at Aston Villa but will be without Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, Tino Livramento, Fabian Schar and Emil Krafth. Qarabag, the first Azerbaijani side to reach this stage, endured a 6-0 loss to Liverpool but have beaten Benfica, Copenhagen and Eintracht Frankfurt at home.
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