Overview
- Newcastle led 5-0 at halftime after Anthony Gordon scored four in the first half, including two penalties.
- Gordon moved to 10 Champions League goals this season, setting a single-season club record ahead of Alan Shearer.
- Qarabag reduced the deficit through Elvin Jafarquliyev before Jacob Murphy restored the five-goal margin to finish 6-1.
- A brief dispute over penalty duties between Gordon and captain Kieran Trippier at halftime was later smoothed over with a handshake.
- The return leg is at St James' Park next week, with the winner to face Chelsea or Barcelona in the round of 16.