Dominic Scurr is in Milan ahead of Newcastle United's Champions League opener against AC Milan.
Category
🥇
SportsTranscript
00:00 So here we are in Milan for Newcastle United's Champions League group stage opener against AC Milan at the San Siro tomorrow night.
00:09 Here right in the centre of Milan, the Piazza del Duomo.
00:12 You can see around me there's a couple of Newcastle United shirts peppered around.
00:18 As I'm sure over the next day or so, Newcastle playing tomorrow night, we'll get more and more Newcastle fans coming to this city.
00:26 Wonderful city. First time I've been here, a lot of Newcastle fans or a certain generation of Newcastle fans will have been here before the last time Newcastle were in the Champions League.
00:36 Played in Milan last time, drew 2-2. Newcastle will be hoping they can build on their 1-0 win over Brentford at the weekend.
00:45 And yeah, what a place to potentially do it in.
00:49 Talking about Champions League, talking about getting it back in Europe, Milan is right at the top end of that.
00:57 Seven time European Champions AC Milan, semi-finalists last season so no slouches.
01:02 It'll be a tough test for Newcastle just as I'm attacked by the many, many pigeons here at the Piazza del Duomo.
01:08 But yeah, looking ahead, we'll be at the San Siro actually later on, speaking to Eddie Howe and Sandro Tonali.
01:16 Sandro Tonali obviously didn't play at the weekend but will be keen to be back in the starting line-up against his former club following his £52m move to Newcastle in the summer.
01:30 So yeah, we'll get potentially a fitness update on him, get his thoughts and feelings about returning to Milan probably sooner than expected, as well as speaking to Eddie Howe
01:38 because some journey for him from League 2 with Bournemouth to now a Champions League manager.
01:44 So yeah, great journey for him and some progress for Newcastle United as well.
01:49 So we'll have all the updates from Eddie Howe's press conference, from Sandro Tonali and looking ahead to the game tomorrow night over on the Shields Gazette website.
01:59 So see you at San Siro.