LONDON:

Harvey Barnes scored twice after coming off the bench to help inflict more Champions League pain on Jose Mourinho's Benfica with a 3-0 win at St. James' Park.

Anthony Gordon fired the Magpies in front as Benfica remain without a point in Europe's elite competition this season.

Winger Barnes was introduced just after the hour mark and made a massive impact with two composed right-footed finishes to put Newcastle well on course to qualify from the league phase.

Eddie Howe's men have bounced back from defeat to Barcelona in their opening game with two victories, including a 4-0 thrashing of Union Saint-Gilloise three weeks ago.

Newcastle climbed above and Barcelona to seventh in the Champions League standings.

"I think once we scored the second goal, you sort of saw the real us,

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