Inter crush 10-man Magpies

Newcastle 1 Inter Milan 4

The volatile Welshman, who has already served a three-match ban for head-butting Dynamo Kiev's Tiberiu Ghioane, received his marching orders and the certainty of another lengthy and costly suspension just five minutes into the game for kicking out in retaliation at former Everton defender Marco Materazzi.

With his side already trailing to Domenico Morfeo's strike after just 66 seconds, Bobby Robson's side were left with a mountain to climb, and that task was to become more extreme before even half the game had elapsed.