Anthony Gordon scored two penalties as Newcastle United managed a 4-0 win against Union Saint-Gilloise in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night at Lotto Park.
The Premier League side took the lead when summer signing Nick Woltemade’s flicked Sandro Tonali’s initial strike for huge deflection before Gordon’s penalty doubled the visitors’ advantage before the half-time break.
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With the goal, Gordon became the first Newcastle player since Patrick Kluivert in the UEFA Cup in 2004/05 to score in their first two matches of a major European campaign.
The Magpies extended their lead after the hour mark when Gordon netted once again from 12 yards, before Harvey Barnes wrapped up the scoring in the closing stages, completing a neat counter-attack, to help the Magpies record their first away win in a major European competition since 2013 in the Europa League.
In another game played earlier in the day, Qarabag continued with their impressive start to the Champions League season making it two wins out of two with a 2-0 home victory over Copenhagen. The win came a week after their 3-2 triumph at Benfica.
The Azerbaijani side opened the scoring when Pedro Bicalho struck the post from the outside the box in the 28th minute and captain Abdellah Zoubir reacted quickest to slot home the rebound from close range.
They wrapped up the points seven minutes from time with an excellent individual goal from substitute Emmanuel Addai, who sealed the win with a low drive from outside the box after being set up by Nariman Akhundzada to spark celebrations in Baku.
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