Dortmund ignites Champions League campaign with 1-0 win at Newcastle

Borussia Dortmund ignited its Champions League campaign by winning 1-0 at Newcastle on Wednesday to hand the Saudi-owned English team a first loss on its return to the competition after 20 years away.

Felix Nmecha turned in Nico Schlotterbeck’s cross in the 45th minute for what, surprisingly, was the only goal in an end-to-end encounter at St. James’ Park.

Newcastle came into the game on the back of four points from two group games, most recently a 4-1 thrashing of Paris Saint-Germain, but the top scorers in this season’s Premier League couldn’t find that clinical edge.

Newcastle did, though, hit the goal frame twice, including Anthony Gordon in stoppage time when his shot took a deflection and bounced onto the crossbar.

Dortmund survived for its first win in Group F and joined Newcastle on four points, two fewer than leader PSG.

Newcastle lost striker Alexander Isak and winger Jacob Murphy to injuries during the game.