Newcastle vs Barcelona

10 March 2026 · Champions League · Round of 16, first leg · 2025/26 · Referee Marco Guida

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Aggregate: Newcastle 3–8 Barcelona. Barcelona go through.

H. Barnes 86’

L. Yamal 90+6’ (pen)

Match summary

Newcastle and Barcelona could not be separated, 1-1 after 90 minutes. It was goalless at half-time. Barcelona went through 8-3 on aggregate.

H. Barnes put Newcastle ahead in the 86th minute and L. Yamal equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Newcastle created 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Barcelona 1.47 from 9.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%

16 Shots 9

4 Shots on target 2

9 Corners 4

330 Passes 406

80.6% Pass accuracy 80.8%

15 Tackles 29

14 Fouls 9

2 Yellow cards 1

6 Offsides 1

Key events

Newcastle Barcelona

S. TonaliShot on target

4’

A. ElangaShot on target

33’

S. Tonali

34’

36’

F. LópezShot on target

H. BarnesShot on target

58’

A. GordonW. Osula

67’

V. LivramentoK. Trippier

67’

J. MurphyA. Elanga

67’

68’

J. Cancelo

70’

M. RashfordR. Lewandowski

70’

D. OlmoPedri

73’

M. CasadóM. Bernal

H. BarnesRight foot shot

1-0

86’

88’

X. EspartR. Araújo

88’

F. TorresF. López

90’

L. YamalPenalty

1-1

J. Willock

90’

J. WillockH. Barnes

90’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Newcastle 1.30 xGBarcelona 1.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Barcelona attacking Newcastle attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Newcastle 4-3-3 Starting XI

Barcelona 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


A. Ramsdale	90′	1	1	35	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


K. Trippier	67′	4	1	–	4	–	34	–	–	–	–
M. Thiaw	90′								–	–	–
D. Burn	90′								–	–	–
L. Hall	90′								–	–	–
V. Livramento Came on as a substitute	23′								–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


J. Ramsey	90′	–	–	–	–	–
S. Tonali	90′	–	–	–	–
Joelinton	90′	–	–	–	–	–
J. Willock Came on as a substitute	0′	–	–	–	–

Forwards5 players


A. Elanga	67′	–	–	2	0.04	–	–	–
W. Osula	67′	–	–	3	0.25	–	–	–
H. Barnes	90′	1	–	4	0.72	–	–	–
A. Gordon Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
J. Murphy Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	1	0.09	–	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


J. García	90′						–	–	–

Defenders5 players


R. Araújo	88′	3	1	–	9	5	38	1	–	–	–
P. Cubarsí	90′								–	–	–
G. Martín	90′								–	–	–
J. Cancelo	90′								–	–
X. Espart Came on as a substitute	2′								–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


M. Bernal	73′	–	–		–	–						–
Pedri	70′	–	–		–	–						–
L. Yamal	90′	1	–	36	–	–	2	–	5	1	3	–
F. López	88′	–	–		–	–						–
Raphinha	90′	–	–		–	–						–
M. Rashford Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
D. Olmo Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–		–	–						–
M. Casadó Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–		–	–						–

Forwards2 players


R. Lewandowski	70′	–	–	1	–	0.20	–	–	4	2	11	–
F. Torres Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–		–	–	–				–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Newcastle D W D W W

Barcelona D L W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona, 18 Sep 25 Next meeting: Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle, 18 Mar 26 All Newcastle vs Barcelona meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.