By DAVID FACEY
And Toon boss Alan Pardew says they fear no one in today’s draw. He said: “I think we put out one of the best teams in the competition.
“They are a top, top team. They are fantastic with the ball and didn’t let us have a moment’s rest.
“I’m highly delighted. It’s been a very tough two games, trust me.
“We deserved it over the two games — our doggedness and our resistance has been of the highest order.”
Anzhi had Medhi Carcela-Gonzalez sent off 10 minutes after the break for a second yellow card.
Newcastle struggled to find a way through until Cisse sprung the offside trap to nod home Sylvain Marveaux’s 93rd-minute cross.
Pardew admitted the red card was crucial. He said: “It had a massive bearing, having a player sent off.
“He had already been booked and it was a late challenge, a yellow card.
“When he was sent off it was then a question of whether we would get the goal in 90 minutes or whether it would go to extra-time. Luckily we got it in the last kick of the game.”
Cisse added: “When the ball came in I thought ‘This is the one’ — and the game would be finished.
“I thank God that I scored, it’s very good.”
