PARIS (AP) — Newcastle will be without midfielder Joelinton for its Champions League match at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday but captain Bruno Guimarães could face the defending champion if he passes a fitness test.
Joelinton sustained a groin injury playing against Aston Villa on Sunday and went off early in the second half.
“Joe won’t make the game, he has had a scan,” Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said in a pre-match news conference Tuesday. “We don’t think it is a bad injury, but we think he will be out for a few weeks.”
Guimarães is with the squad.
The influential midfielder was rested for the Villa game after taking a blow to his ankle in the 3-0 home win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League last week.
"We'll know more in the next few hours," Howe said. "I think we have to learn to play when he (Bruno) is not available."
A victory at Parc des Princes will send Newcastle into the last 16.
Sixth-placed PSG and seventh-placed Newcastle are level on 13 points in the league phase table. Only the top eight advance directly, with the next 16 teams facing a two-legged playoff to reach the knockout stage.
“The bigger the game, the harder the challenge, the more you must rise to it," Howe said. "There have been several questions asked about our away form, to handle pressure, to be resilient. This will be a really good game to try and answer some questions.”
PSG's defense has allowed 10 goals in seven games and goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier was again in the spotlight after conceding a soft late goal in a 2-1 loss at Sporting last Tuesday.
Newcastle's preparations for Wednesday's game were mildly disrupted when departure of the team's flight was delayed by three hours due to severe weather conditions.
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Newcastle's head coach Eddie Howe applauds during the Champions League soccer match between Newcastle and PSV in Newcastle, England, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
Newcastle's Bruno Guimaraes walks off the field during the Champions League soccer match between Newcastle and PSV in Newcastle, England, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Joao Gomes, left, and Newcastle United's Joelinton battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolves and Newcastle United in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday Jan. 18, 2026. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for corruption Wednesday ahead of the verdict for disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law imposition a year ago.
The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kim for receiving gifts from the Unification Church in return for business favors.
The ruling was a surprise after the independent counsel called for a 15-year prison term for Kim on the charges involving bribery, stock price manipulation and political funding law violations.
The court acquitted Kim of charges of stock price manipulation and political funding law violations, citing a lack of evidence.
Kim’s defense team said it thanked the court for its verdict and will discuss whether to appeal.
The ruling was made about three weeks before the court delivers its verdict on a rebellion charge against Yoon for imposing martial law briefly in December 2024.
Another independent counsel has demanded the death sentence for Yoon.
FILE - Kim Keon Hee, center, the wife of South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at the special prosecutor's office in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)
FILE - Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea's jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives for her first trial hearing on corruption charges at a courtroom of the Seoul Central District Court on Sept. 24, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea.(Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP, File)
A TV screen shows a file footage of Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A TV screen shows a live footage of Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol, second from right, wearing a mask, during a news program, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
FILE - South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors, in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 12, 2025. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold signs and flags outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
