Barcelona and Newcastle have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at the Camp Nou in the second leg of the round of 16 of the 2025/26 Champions League.
The five-time European champions drew 1-1 in the first leg at St James’ Park. Lamine Yamal converted a penalty in the 96th minute in response to Harvey Barnes’ goal 10 minutes earlier.
The winners of the tie will face either Atlético Madrid or Tottenham in the quarter-finals in April. Those teams will meet in London later on Wednesday (20:00 GMT), when the Spanish team will start with a 5-2 lead.
101GreatGoals.com has the news on the Barcelona vs Newcastle schedule in the Champions League, as well as details on how to watch.
Barcelona confirmed starting team vs Newcastle
Hansi Flick gave the surprise and the Polish veteran Robert Lewandowski preferred Ferran Torres in attack.
Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde are out with thigh injuries, as is fellow defender Andreas Christensen (knee). Midfielder Frenkie De Jong has a hamstring problem.
Marc Casado, Fermín López, Gerard Martín and Yamal are one yellow card away from being sanctioned.
Barça starting eleven: Joan García; Eric, Cubarsi, Martín, Cancelo; Pedri, Bernal, Fermín; Yamal, Raphinha, Lewandowski
Barça substitutes: Araujo, Gavi, Torres, Rashford, Casado, Olmo, Szczesny, Roony, Kochen, Cortés, Espart, Tommy
Newcastle confirmed starting team vs Barcelona
Anthony Gordon continues in attack with Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa on the bench. Tino Livramento is on the bench.
Midfielder Bruno Guimaraes (hamstring) and defender Fabian Schar (ankle) are injured.
Joe Willock, Dan Burn and Joelinton will incur European sanctions if they are cautioned.
Newcastle starting XI: Ramsdale; Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Joelinton, Tonali, Ramsey; Elanga, Barnes, Gordon
Newcastle substitutes: Papa, Ruddy, Harris, Botman, Wissa, Osula, Livramento, J Murphy, Woltemade, Willock, A Murphy, Neave
Where to watch Barcelona v Newcastle: TV channel, live streams online
Kick-off on Wednesday is at 17:45 GMT (12:45 ET / 09:45 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on TNT Sports 2 and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports costs £30.99 a month, including Eurosport and entertainment, and is available on a wide range of devices including smart TVs and games consoles.
Starting March 26, TNT Sports streaming will shift from Discovery Plus to HBO Max.
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Barcelona-Newcastle statistics
- Barcelona have progressed in 10 of their 15 previous Champions League home-and-away ties against English opposition, while Newcastle have won one and lost two of their three previous home-and-away ties against Spanish clubs.
- The Blaugrana have won their last five champions league draws in the round of 16 against English teams and 15 of their last 16 draws at this stage of the competition overall
- They have won 23 of their 29 UEFA home-and-away ties after drawing the first leg, including 11 of 14 when that first leg ended 1-1.
- Barça has scored in 28 of its last 29 Champions League games, but has not kept a clean sheet in its last 12 in the competition.
- Yamal is one goal away from equaling Kylian Mbappé’s record of 10 goals in the Champions League before the age of 19
- Newcastle have lost four of their previous five away games against Spanish clubs.
- Their only result was a 3-0 win at Mallorca in the second leg of the 2003/04 UEFA Cup fourth round.
- The Magpies have lost the second leg of one of their last ten two-leg European ties (W7 D2)
- Only Paris Saint-Germain (85) had taken more shots on goal in this season’s competition than Newcastle (74) before the start of the second legs of the round of 16.
- Atalanta (482) is the only team that has made more ball recoveries than Newcastle (473)
