Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe slammed the decision to award Paris Saint-Germain a last-gasp penalty on Tuesday, denying his team a Champions League victory over the French club.

The Premier League side led 1-0 at the Parc des Princes thanks to Alexander Isak’s 25th-minute goal, however Polish referee Szymon Marciniak gave PSG a penalty deep in injury time after a VAR probe for Tino Livramento’s handball.

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“In my opinion, it wasn’t the right decision,” Howe told reporters after the game.

“It was a ricochet that, when slowed down, looks nothing like the live event.”

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“It strikes his hand, but I don’t believe his hand is in an unusual position.”  seems like a bad decision to me.

“It’s extremely frustrating for us because you k

now how little time is left in the game at that point, but there’s nothing we can do about it.”

A win would have taken Newcastle into their final group game at home to AC Milan next month with their fate in their own hands in terms of securing qualification for the last 16.

Instead, the draw leaves them in third place, and PSG will join the already-qualified Borussia Dortmund in going through if they win their last game in Germany.

Newcastle must beat Milan at St James’ Park and also hope for a slip-up by PSG on the final matchday.

“I just feel for the players after what they have given and for how they have performed in very difficult circumstances, and what that decision does to the group because now the destiny is not with us,” Howe added.

“That is tough to take after being so close to being in that position.”

NEWCASTLE

Newcastle’s first Champions League campaign in two decades has been a rollercoaster ride, with a 4-1 home win over PSG last month followed by consecutive losses to Dortmund before Tuesday’s meeting.

“You have to look at what the players have given, and I can’t be deflated by what they have given tonight,” Howe added, hoping to celebrate his 46th birthday with a win on Wednesday.

“We have been thrown in at the deep end with the group, with high-class opposition, great stadiums, and brilliant atmospheres,” he said of his team’s European campaign thus far.

“We are desperate to stay in the competition and show a better version of ourselves because I don’t think people have seen that yet.”