‘There is a real stimulation about these games’published at 16:53 GMT
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More from Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe on why the team are scoring more goals in the Champions League: “No, I don’t know. Sometimes these things happen. We have done well in certain games in the Champions League.
“You can see in the players that there is a real stimulation about these games, a real focus. You can see it in the training, in the preparation and you can just see it in the body language. They want to do well in every competition but there is a special feeling about this for obvious reasons.
“That plays a part. We have some really good attacking players and I think some of the games have suited us with high-intensity games and with the atmosphere here that has really helped us as well.
“I think there are a few conditions that have lined up in our favour and hopefully this will be the same.”