Newcastle United’s win over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night was a truly remarkable night for the club.
It is fair to say Newcastle announced the return of Champions League to St James’ Park in quite some fashion, running out 4-1 winners against the French champions.
A truly remarkable result for Eddie Howe’s side. Where the draw away at AC Milan was solid if somewhat unspectacular, the win over PSG proved a statement.
There were so many heroes on Wednesday night and it was notable that three of the players who managed to score played for Newcastle in a previous era.
For all of the PIF investment, Howe has brought the players he inherited from Steve Bruce to an entirely new level.
Florian Lejeune posts wordless reaction to Miguel Almiron’s performance vs PSG
Indeed, Miguel Almiron is one of the leading examples of that.
The forward’s end product was questioned under both Rafa Benitez and Bruce but Howe has coached him into a composed presence in front of goal.
While his opening goal against PSG might have looked a tap in on first viewing, to have controlled that strike without taking a touch first and then angle it past the ‘keeper spoke to a player with a supreme level of confidence.
Former teammate Florian Lejeune was certainly impressed, replying to Almiron on Instagram with a number of fire emojis.
Almiron must surely be approaching legendary status for modern Newcastle soon
More goals like that on the biggest stage would only cement Almiron’s legendary status at the club in a modern sense.
His form last season helped Newcastle make the Champions League in the first place and to do the business once he’s there shows he’s capable of playing at a level many thought impossible before Howe arrived.
A modern day legend for Newcastle.
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