Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea: Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes help Magpies to critical victory in Champions League Hunt while Blues suffers after Nicolas Jackson’s Wild-Off

This was the Europa League Final without the trophy, but the prize to win for Newcastle is much bigger.

Three more points and they will be in the Champions League Next season. They knew what was at stake in this shooting around the afternoon. Just like the European final waiting for Manchester United And TottenhamIt felt as if the victors would be just as good as the place of the next season in the first competition of the continent.

You may even have been to Bilbao, so was the heat that hit St James’ Park. It was even hotter at the beginning, but Newcastle had the coolest man in the stadium Sandro Tonali And that is why they took a second minute lead that would not be given up.

Not that it was simple for Eddie Howethe side, who wilted and could not benefit from it Nicolas JacksonThe first half red card. It was only in the 90th minute that Bruno Guimara calmed black -white nerves with a second.

But while Italy had Pope Leo and his first Vatican address, Newcastle Saint Sandro had. The home start was faster than everything they produced this season, and that is a competitive field.

Big nights against this Chelsea And Arsenal in the Carabao Cup were very blistering. But this threatened to tear the skin of the blues. Tonali was the early torch rack.

Newcastle Rise to Third in the Premier League after beating Chelsea 2-0 in St James’ Park

After the early goal of Sandro Tonali sealed Bruno Guimaraes (photo) the victory with a late clincher

Chelsea’s task was made considerably more difficult by the resignation of Nicolas Jackson in the first half

Romeo Lavia thought he had time to receive a pass a few meters outside of his own criminal area. He didn’t do it. Tonali shot faster to the unsuspecting midfielder than the Geordies had the free, pre-match pint of the club. It was Chelsea who looked legless.

Tonali won the ball, gave him guimaraes and sent his Ferrari engine authorities to the goal, where Jacob Murphy’s bad delivery kindly landed to puncture at home. A goal within two minutes.

That felt like the easy part, maintaining the intensity for another 88 would be much more difficult. In fact, it turned out to be impossible, especially with Anthony Gordon and Sven Botman who made their first start since the final of the Carabao Cup.

Chelsea just got control when Jackson lost his own and an elbow landed in the face of Sven Botman in the 33rd minute.

It was not necessary to do what he did. A center-back that drives up a center-forward, perhaps. But a striker trying to intimidate a 6ft 5ins defender who would always come back for more?

What gave the game away for Jackson was the look at Botman a fraction of a second for contact, who betrayed his intention. John Brooks thought it was a yellow in real time, but Stockley Park had access to the X-rated repetitions and so he went off after a pitchside review.

Chelsea -Baas Enzo Maresca was quickly booked. It could have been his touchline protests or his salmonjumper. Anyway, his team smelled the place.

But then they were the better side in the second half. Nick Pope, a spectator for an hour, needed his fingertips to deny Marc Cucuella an equalizer. Then, the same again, this time from Enzo Fernandez is brushing.

The blues striker received a straight red card after a VAR check on this elbow on Sven Botman

Toon has almost qualified for the Champions League for the second time in three seasons

The men of Eddie Howe need another victory to protect a top five to complete this campaign

Enzo Maresca watched while his team smelled the game and was booked when they stayed fifth

Newcastle was on the ropes. Then, in the last minute of normal times, Tarzan won to the rescue.

Guimaraes, the captain, took the ball 20 meters and looked like 52,000 others in absolute joy while his bent shot over Robert Sanchez and sailed in the Gallowgate goal. It was necessary.

There was no silverware on full -time, but a pot of gold is definitely awaited.