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Jermaine Jenas disagrees with Rio Ferdinand's bizarre claim that Newcastle will be 'delighted' to finish bottom of their Champions League group and dumped out of Europe

Rio Ferdinand believes Newcastle will be 'delighted' to have finished bottom of their Champions League group and dumped out of Europe – but Jermaine Jenas thinks otherwise.

The Magpies' Champions League dream came to an end on Wednesday night after they were beaten 2-1 by AC Milan at St James' Park.

The result saw them finish bottom of their group on their long-awaited return to the competition, despite being on the cusp of sealing their spot in the knockout stages at one point in the game.

Newcastle led the Italian giants through a sublime Joelinton first-half strike but an equaliser from Christian Pulisic and a later winner from Samuel Chukwueze saw Eddie Howe's depleted side crash out.