NUFC showed just what could be done by pulling together – a night of near perfect European football under the floodlights ending Newcastle 3 Barcelona 2.

Watching Bayern Munich on TV sees writer Brian Standen reminiscing about that night in Milan and why doesn’t Mike Ashley share that dream?

Seventeen years ago today, Newcastle v Barcelona proved that dreams can sometimes come true when everybody pulls together.

“Easy”, I replied, “I was behind the goal when Tino completed his hat-trick against Barcelona in 97”. Just then, a thousand Toon memories flashed before my eyes. Was that match, only my fourth ever appearance in the stands, really the best I’ve ever been to?