And but, as Howe may be very conscious, there are worse issues than being deprived of key players for a marquee match in opposition to certainly one of Germany’s great clubs. Now the query is whether Newcastle can stay within the Champions League. They drew a clean at home two weeks in the past and the realist in Howe was apparent when he reviewed Dortmund’s victory at St James’ Park. The statistics are explained in part by the toughness of a pool with no minnow who may be thrashed but of the 32 teams within the Champions League, thus far …