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Magpies dumped out by Deportivo

Graeme Souness will not have been pleased with his side's performance
Graeme Souness will not have been pleased with his side's performance

Robbie Elliott's kamikaze back-pass cost Newcastle another European campaign as they were knocked out of the Intertoto Cup at the semi-final stage tonight.

Elliott's blunder allowed Pedro Munitis in to seal a 2-1 win for Deportivo La Coruna and an emphatic 4-2 aggregate success. 

James Milner had briefly put the home side in control with a 39th-minute strike but Jorge Andrade turned the tide with his chipped 45th-minute equaliser.

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