This will be Newcastle's 10th away game against a French side in Europe, while they have only managed one victory from the previous nine
Newcastle United players certainly looked the part as the team bus pulled up outside Molineux earlier this month.
The squad emerged from the coach wearing re-released replica away shirts from the 'Entertainers' era, when the Magpies strutted into stadiums up and down the country.
But the visitors did not play with quite the same swagger of Kevin Keegan's free-scoring 1995-96 side.
In fact, Newcastle did not muster a first shot on target until the 85th minute in a goalless Premier League draw against bottom club Wolves.
