Shearer and Kluivert the Newcastle aces

Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin 1 Newcastle 5 (Aggregate: 1-7)

United skipper Shearer claimed the second European hat-trick of his career and Kluivert scored twice as the Magpies beat Israeli minnows Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin 7-1 on aggregate.

Kluivert's brace took him to four goals in the tie and six for the season, although Shearer claimed his fourth, fifth and sixth of the campaign to keep the Dutchman in his sights.