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00:00 So a Champions League defeat for Newcastle United at St James' Park, finished 1-0 to Borussia Dortmund.

00:09 Initial reflections after that? Well, I thought Borussia Dortmund were very, very good.

00:16 There was a lot of optimism coming into this game on the back of that Paris Saint-Germain game,

00:21 but I thought Borussia Dortmund in many ways probably taught Newcastle a European lesson.

00:26 Tonight I've seen a team that have competed at this level for a lot of years now,

00:31 and I think that showed tonight in the first half for Dortmund.

00:35 In many ways, they picked apart Newcastle's system. You could see Newcastle trying to press,

00:39 but Dortmund were so calm in possession and managed to find space in the midfield.

00:45 I thought they deservedly took the lead in that stroke of half-time.

00:50 Newcastle, in the first half, it wasn't a disastrous first half by any means,

00:56 but they didn't show that intensity and get the crowd in the game from the start.

01:02 The second half was an improvement, certainly in the latter stage as well,

01:09 although from my point of view, I never felt like Newcastle were going to score,

01:14 but they had chances too. Callum Wilson, just midway through the second half,

01:20 he had a chance to poke home from six yards, goalkeeper saved.

01:25 Wilson then hit the ball with a header, that's all looped on at the top of the crossbar.

01:29 And then Anthony Gordon, right at the end as well, also hit the crossbar.

01:32 So I suppose if you analyse the game, look back at the game,

01:35 you can probably see that Newcastle maybe deserved a point, but standing here now,

01:39 I do feel Borussia Dortmund probably did deserve that.

01:43 Torrential conditions tonight, I thought that played an impact on the game.

01:50 Obviously Borussia Dortmund dealt with the conditions better.

01:53 So, yes, it's going to be tougher for Newcastle now.

01:57 This result shows how quickly this group can change.

02:00 The group's wide open now, Paris Saint-Germain on six points,

02:03 Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle both on four.

02:06 And obviously Newcastle have got really two tough away games now,

02:09 against Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain away.

02:13 And then of course we'll have to see what happens with the injuries.

02:15 Alexandra Iza picked up a recurrent star injury,

02:18 and Jacob Murphy as well, dislocated his shoulder.