Newcastle has capped a stellar day for Saudi Arabia’s soccer project with a 4-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Newcastle was a struggling team when it was bought by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund just two years ago. Hours before kickoff Wednesday, the Saudi kingdom became the strong favorite to host the 2034 World Cup in a fast-track bidding contest opened by FIFA. Newcastle has raced to the top of a group where seven-time European champion AC Milan drew 0-0 at Borussia Dortmund. Defending champion Manchester City won 3-1 at Leipzig and Barcelona won 1-0 at Porto.
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Man City keeps cruising in the Champions League though. A tight game at Leipzig was settled by late goals from substitutes Julián Álvarez and Jérémy Doku, who each assisted the other.Barcelona and Porto can expect their home stadiums to be used as host venues for the 2030 World Cup, which Spain and Portugal will anchor in Europe as part of a six-nation, three-continent plan anointed by FIFA Wednesday.
Barcelona is not using its iconic Camp Nou stadium this year while it is renovated, and will be back at the city’s Olympic stadium to host Shakhtar Donetsk on Oct. 25. The Metropolitano witnessed a vibrant victory for Atletico, 3-2 against Feyenoord after twice trailing. Álvaro Morata scored two goals either side of one for Antoine Griezmann.Losing 3-2 at home was the result of the week in the Champions League, happening once on Wednesday after three times on Tuesday.
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