Arsenal, who had 23 shots to Newcastle's seven, piled on the pressure late on to try to reduce the deficit but Newcastle manned the barricades to take a healthy lead to St James' Park.
UEFA apologised to Liverpool for initially blaming the Merseyside club's fans for the mayhem following the release of the independent review on Monday.
Head coach Juergen Klopp said last week a potential change in Liverpool's ownership would not affect his commitment to the club and played down talk of a sale.
The final was delayed by 36 minutes after thousands of Liverpool supporters were unable to get into the Stade de France for the match
City's current streak, which leaves the champions seventh in the standings and 12 points off leaders Liverpool, coincides with Haaland scoring just twice
The LFC Supporters Board called the price increase "cruel, unjust, unreasonable and unfair" amid a cost-of-living crisis in Britain, where annual inflation remains above 10%.
Liverpool hammered seven past Manchester United to keep their top-four bid alive in the Premier League.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
A double from Vinicius laid the foundation for a thumping Champions League win.
After he was spotted in a Liverpool FC kit in the gym, Premier League India tweeted: 'YNWA @RishabhPant17,' citing Liverpool FC's slogan 'You Will Never Walk Alone'.
Ruud van Nistelrooy will take over on an interim basis.
Manchester City beat League Cup holders Liverpool 3-2 in a cracking game on Thursday, taking the lead three times before holding on to reach the quarter-finals.
'I think you can see in the last five or six years the team was always going (upwards). Last season we were close to winning four, but unfortunately in the last week of the season we lost two trophies.'
Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to earn a devastating 5-2 victory at Liverpool
Cody Gakpo scored his first goal for the club as they halted a dismal run
Beyond the handball incident, the Belgian champions were the better side on the night. Villa's World Cup-winning keeper Martinez was pressed into action early by Brugge, who had seven shots on target to the Premier League club's one, and made several key saves to keep his team in the game.
City slumped to a fourth consecutive loss in all competitions with a 2-1 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday
Images from Tuesday's action in the Premier League
"The result of the first leg, in this aspect, puts us a little in doubt. We will try to go all in out there from the first minute, but we have more questions and responsibility than our rival."
Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target as Liverpool edged Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest 3-2.
New Everton boss Sean Dyche's reign began with a shock 1-0 victory over English Premier League leaders Arsenal.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Postecoglou moves a step closer to making good on his reputation for securing silverware in his second season at clubs and delivering a first cup for Spurs since they won the League Cup in 2008.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Victor Boniface rattled the post with a powerful shot eight minutes after the restart as Leverkusen picked up where they had left off.
Young becomes oldest Everton scorer in rout of Wolves
Liverpool strolled to a 2-0 victory over Brentford, while Newcastle drew 1-1 at Bournemouth.
Rennes denied late Europa League equaliser due to little-known rule
Magnificent Martinez helps Inter defeat Sparta Prague 1-0
Alexander Isak's early headed goal lifted Newcastle to a 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday at St. James' Park, as Eddie Howe's men delivered a blow to Arsenal's title chase with their first win in six Premier League outings.
With Manchester City mired in a six-game winless slump and facing one of their biggest challenges this season at Liverpool this weekend, manager Pep Guardiola said the onus was on him to prove he can right the ship.
A first-half penalty earned Lille a shock 1-0 home victory over holders Real Madrid in the Champions League group phase on Wednesday.
Arsenal were held to a 1-1 Premier League draw by London rivals Fulham on a grey wet Sunday at Craven Cottage as Raul Jimenez scored early for the hosts and William Saliba equalised for the visitors at the start of the second half.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said the show of support for Ronaldo during their 4-0 win over Manchester United on Tuesday was the "moment of the game", as both sets of fans stood for a minute of applause following the death of his newborn son.
Manchester City have now won only once in 11 games in all competitions.
Former Bayern Munich and Liverpool winger Xherdan Shaqiri announced his retirement from international football on Monday
Bayern will pay a fee in the region of 35 million pounds ($42.71 million) for the signature of Mane
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Tracking the key moves this week in the European transfer market
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