Newcastle United were beaten 3-1 by Malaga in their opening game in the Schalke 04 Cup in Gelsenkirchen in Germany.
Malaga beat Newcastle 3-1 in Schalke 04 Cup
Sergi Darder scored from long range and teenager Samu Castillejo added two more as the Spaniards went 3-0 up before half-time in Germany.
Midfielder Gabriel Obertan pulled one back on the hour mark, but Newcastle could not find any further goals.
The Malaga team controlled the pace of the game with strong midfield performances by Sergi Darder and Portuguese Sergio Paulo Barbosa 'Duda', who dictated play well.
Alan Pardew's side face tournament hosts Schalke, who lost a penalty shootout against West Ham, on Sunday.
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