'We have to believe in ourselves'

Jacob Murphy did not think twice.

The Newcastle United winger had just been asked whether he wanted Barcelona or Chelsea in the last 16 of the Champions League.

"Anyone," he immediately responded on Amazon Prime after his side beat Qarabag 3-2 to secure a dominant 9-3 win on aggregate.

"Honestly, with this group of players, we will take anyone on. Especially with knockout football, we back ourselves. Bring on whoever's to come."

It was a mindset shared by his manager.

Newcastle have achieved their initial target of reaching the next round, but head coach Eddie Howe does not want his side's journey to end yet.

He believes his team can "raise our game and compete with anybody".

"We have to believe in ourselves," he said. "We have seen the best of ourselves when we have gone into cup games and one-off games, where we have been able to rise to whatever challenge we have had in front of us.

"We will have to go in with that mindset again, whoever we get in the next round."

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