TOON BUBBLE BURST BY AN AUBA DOUBLE

NEWCASTLE fizzled out at the Veldrome on a night of fireworks in the South of France - but it could have been very different with cooler heads.

- LEE RYDER

This defeat leaves the Magpies with work to do to clinch that last-16 spot in the Champions League but, most crucially, means Eddie Howe will be unable to rest key players in the buildup to the Wear-Tyne derby.

Had Newcastle held on to the lead given to them by Harvey Barnes, they would have had one hand on that knockout place.

Marseille fans celebrated this win with bangers, fireworks and flares as the Velodrome rocked with noise. And, unfortunately, Newcastle melted in it as they were served a valuable lesson by 36-year-old Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.