I don’t think it is actually a realistic idea for them to go for the Champions League trophy. They should concentrate on the English Premier League. The sad thing is that they have started the English Premier League season pretty badly. They will have to improve quickly. I don’t want to say that they do not have any chance to win the Champions League. But to be honest it is the truth. They will barely have any chance against the best of the best clubs from all around the world. The main target for them should be to finish in the Champions League sport, in the first four positions again in the English Premier League.
I agree with you, targeting the Champions League trophy seems too excessive for Newcastle, not because they are considered an average team in this tournament but because this is the most difficult competition which several big clubs take a long time to conquer.
It's better for Newcastle to play well in this competition and forget about trophies because that will make them very stressed. The good thing for Newcastle is that they can qualify from the group phase because when they can qualify it means that two teams who are used to this tournament will be eliminated more This start is even a difficult task for Newcastle although not impossible.
Newcastle and Arsenal are the teams from the English Premier League whose performances are most anticipated because they are both quite good locally but this is not a tournament they play in often so their achievements will be very interesting to look forward to.