Do you have a strong reason why you say Newcastle cannot be a competitor?
I dont know if you have ever been disappointed fan but all I can know at the moment that Newcastle have more stable performance and in terms of performance the players currently managed by Eddie howe have a very good partnership and you must always remember that there always the surprise in every match are very unconvincing, but most newcastle supporters still believe that Newcastle will be a strong competitor.
I am not Newcastle fan but I am just saying the fact that if it not good to jump to conclusion too quickly even luck comes by surprise.
The New castle was in the bottom of their group,they need to improve the team match against the Milan on September 19.Both of Milan and Newcastle was in third and fourth places.If this two had improve the game.They can competition the other two team PSG and Dortmund.