Overview
- Anthony Gordon finished Jacob Murphy’s low cross on 32 minutes before substitute Harvey Barnes struck in the 71st and 83rd minutes.
- Goalkeeper Nick Pope produced key saves from Dodi Lukebakio and assisted Barnes’s first with a long throw launched beyond halfway.
- Newcastle move to six points from three matches and rise to seventh in the league‑phase standings.
- The win gives Newcastle back‑to‑back Champions League victories for the first time in 22 years.
- Benfica remain on zero points after three games under José Mourinho, as Eddie Howe’s rotation saw Lewis Miley start for the ill Sandro Tonali and substitutes Joelinton and Barnes shift the contest.