Borussia Dortmund train at St James' Park ahead of Newcastle United Champions League clash

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00:00 So here we are back at St James' Park preparing for another Champions League night.

00:06 What a special night it was here last time out.

00:08 Newcastle United 4-1 winners over Paris Saint-Germain.

00:11 Games don't get any easier.

00:13 We see our Dortmund next up here tomorrow night as you can see there.

00:17 To my left, players training ahead of that game.

00:21 Being put through the paces.

00:23 But yeah, it's a big game for Newcastle tomorrow.

00:28 Obviously, court is a big game.

00:30 I think it's even bigger.

00:33 I just spoke to Eddie Howe in the press conference, he called this game pivotal.

00:36 The reason why I did call it pivotal is because if Newcastle actually get three points here tomorrow,

00:41 they put themselves in a great position to actually qualify from this group.

00:45 Seven points will stay atop of the group, of course, if they win tomorrow.

00:51 Usually, if you're not looking to qualify for the next stage of the Champions League,

00:58 seven points would probably guarantee a place in the Europa League.

01:01 So, yeah, a big game here tomorrow night.

01:05 One we're obviously really looking forward to.

01:08 You'll see in the background there a bit of the war flags display.

01:12 I don't want to pan around because I don't want to spoil it.

01:15 I made that mistake last time.

01:17 I want to come to the stadium tomorrow and see how special this is because it does look special.

01:24 Every seat's covered in black and white paper.

01:30 So it's going to be another special night at St. James' Park.

01:33 Newcastle need that.

01:34 They need a night like Paris Saint-Germain because that night was electric.

01:42 Whoever Newcastle played last time out here at St. James' Park, they were never going to lose.

01:46 It was 20 years of pain under my...

01:49 Well, 16... 14 years of pain under my...

01:52 Actually, obviously 20 years since Newcastle last qualified for the Champions League.

01:56 All that emotion into that night and Newcastle blew Paris Saint-Germain away.

02:00 But Eddie Howe has called for his players to deliver a similar type performance to the PSG game.

02:07 And they'll need the fans as well.

02:08 The fans are the 12th man.

02:10 It's not a cliche.

02:11 They are the 12th man and they'll be needed tomorrow.

02:14 Yeah, Rousseau Dortmund warming up.

02:16 Less than 20 hours before kick-off.