Overview

• Making his first Champions League start, the German forward opened his European account and impressed throughout the 4–0 victory in Belgium.
• Eddie Howe called Woltemade “excellent” and highlighted his technical quality, presence and finishing instinct while emphasizing there is more to come.
• Woltemade helped create the final goal with a back‑heel in the 17th minute and has now scored three times across his first six Newcastle appearances.
• Anthony Gordon converted two penalties as Woltemade asked to take them, a display of ambition Howe said he welcomes from his strikers.
• Newcastle moved to three points after an opening loss to Barcelona, as teammate Gordon also defended Woltemade following Karl‑Heinz Rummenigge’s swipe at the reported €90 million fee.