Watch as thousands of Newcastle United fans take over Dortmund’s Alter Markt ahead of Champions League clash

Newcastle United fans have arrived on German land ahead of this evening’s Champions League clash against Borussia Dortmund (kick-off 5:45pm).

Around 20,000 supporters are understood to have made the journey into Dortmund, many of whom have already gathered at Alter Markt - as captured by NewcastleWorld.

The video was taken at 2pm local time, with a shed load of Geordies expected to arrive in the coming hours on trains from Dusseldorf.

Eddie Howe’s side kick-off at the Signal Induna Park at 5:45pm GMT and will be backed by 3,200 fans. The thousands of others without a ticket will descend on the streets of Dortmund and find pubs broadcasting the match live.

Newcastle are in need of a result tonight in order to keep their Champions League knockout stage hopes alive. The two clubs met at St James’ Park a fortnight ago with the Bundesliga side winning 1-0 after Felix Nmecha’s first-half goal.