Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is targeting a place in the last 16 of the Champions LeagueEddie Howe admitted he probably would have taken a Champions League play-off place at the start of the campaign after Newcastle narrowly missed out on automatic qualification for the last 16. Asked if he would have settled for that in September, head coach Howe said: “I probably would have done. “I don’t think the first one is, personally, I don’t think the one against Lewie should have been given. It hits their player’s arm first and it’s unintentional.”We'll face Qarabag FK or AS Monaco in the Champions League KO play-offs. He said: “Newcastle, you think it’s an easy team to play?