Fit-again Newcastle midfielder Joe Willock insists their Champions League hopes remain alive after defeat at home to Borussia Dortmund.

Asked if he was still backing Newcastle to perform with a trip to Dortmund and Paris St-Germain away to come, Willock was confident.

He said, "Yes, 100 per cent. We can beat any team in the world when we're at our best, I actually believe that.

"We're going to analyse this game and we're going to look to go there and win the game.

"This is where we want to be. We want to compete at this level. This is Newcastle United and we have to compete at this level.

"We set out our targets at the start of the season and we want to reach them.

"We have a really tight group and a brilliant manager who will put us on the straight and narrow and we'll continue pushing."