Joelinton was ecstatic with the 25-year-old Newcastle player’s performance yesterday against AC Milan.
Brazilian teammate Bruno Guimaraes impressed Joelinton, a player for Newcastle United, against AC Milan last night.
Guimaraes expressed his happiness at having played his first Champions League game for Newcastle in a post on social media.
As Eddie Howe’s team traveled to the intimidating San Siro for their first Champions League match in 20 years, it was far from an easy contest.
The Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope took a lot of shots, but he held his ground.
Both teams found it difficult to keep up with the game’s pace as it became longer toward the end of the contest.
Elliot Anderson took over for Sandro Tonali, while Bruno Guimaraes and Sean Longstaff played the entire 90 minutes.
Joelinton thought Guimaraes was brilliant against AC Milan and will be disappointed he couldn’t feature himself.
The pair have been fantastic in midfield under Eddie Howe and will have at least five more opportunities this season to play in the Champions League together.
They face some very tough clashes in the future though, with Paris Saint-Germain the first visitors to St. James’ Park.
Joelinton raves about Guimaraes after AC Milan performance
Posting on Instagram, the Brazilian said: “That’s what really matters to me! We keep chasing our dreams! It’s not easy, but 1 point is very important for us. Howay the lads.”
Mehrdad Ghodoussi loved his performance, while Joelinton simply called him, ‘Magic’.
Newcastle haven’t had the easiest season so far, facing some tough fixtures at the beginning of the Premier League campaign.
However, they bounced back at just the right time against Brentford at the weekend.
They had to face a Milan team who had just lost 5-1 to fierce rivals Inter Milan and were looking to bounce back.
Despite having the best chances of the game, they couldn’t find a way through Newcastle’s stubborn defence.
Joelinton will want to be fully fit and back in the side alongside Guimaraes when AC Milan head to St. James’ Park later in the season.
It’s the final fixture of the group stages and will likely decide both team’s fate.
