Ex-Barcelona star brands Newcastle 'disgusting' as AC Milan draw labelled the 'worst CL match of all time'

Former Barcelona star Arturo Vidal slammed Newcastle United for their “disgusting” performance against AC Milan.

Newcastle left the San Siro with a crucial point after holding AC Milan to a tepid 0-0 draw in the first Champions League game in over two decades.

Having qualified for the group stages for the first time since the 2002/03 campaign, the Magpies were drawn in a group of death, alongside Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and last year’s semi-finalists Milan.

And after Newcastle’s goalless draw with Milan former Bayern, Barcelona and Juventus star Vidal labelled the game the “worst Champions League match of all time”.

Speaking during a live Twitch broadcast, via 'Red Gol', Vidal said: “I saw the worst game in the history of the Champions League.

“Milan and Newcastle, how they play that match in the Champions League, crazy.

“Not like the one between Porto and Shakhtar, great. Boring [Manchester] City, as always. The one between PSG and Borussia, the second half was good, in the first half I fell asleep.

“But those fools from Milan with Newcastle left me sick. They are lucky because they only know how to run, otherwise, they wouldn’t be there.

“I don’t understand Newcastle, they come fourth in the league, but they don’t do anything, disgusting. They have to risk their lives, if it is their first game, show a little more, they left me as angry as hell. This is Champions.

“Barcelona, a machine, that was the best game, bye, there is nothing more. Well, the one between Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk was a great game, the other games were boring, yuck. Barcelona is a machine, it is moving forward like crazy, not like the other teams.”

The 36-year-old Vidal is still playing in Brazil with Athletico Paranaense after a career in Europe which saw him claim four Serie A titles, three Bundesliga crowns and a La Liga title with Barcelona.

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Topics: Newcastle United, AC Milan, Champions League, Arturo Vidal, Eddie Howe

Chris Byfield

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