There have been some nice European nights at St James’ Park and with 94 minutes performed this was shaping as much as be one of many best for Eddie Howe’s staff, though the has a approach of exacting a really excessive worth for errors.
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His gamers had lastly seized the lead that their efficiency warranted with 86 minutes performed and had been pushing for one more as this last-16 first leg ticked over into added time. Ideas drifted to the Nou Camp for the second leg in eight days’ time and the way Harvey Barnes’ objective would give Newcastle a slender however essential benefit.
Watching in St James’ Park was Faustino Asprilla – the person who scored all three targets on the one event, virtually three a long time in the past, when Newcastle had overwhelmed the good Catalan membership. Then one section of play, two badly judged tackles, and had been on the precipice of an unlikely equaliser. With the final kick of the sport that objective was scored – much less a mere kick and extra a cultured stroke of the ball from the penalty spot from Lamine Yamal.
Even the good teenage prodigy from Barcelona had not had a lot his personal approach – in Yamal’s case he was nicely corralled by Lewis Corridor, the sport’s excellent participant. Howe’s staff had began apace however even when Barcelona withstood that, there was additionally a tremendous second-half Newcastle efficiency. By the point Barnes turned in substitute Jacob Murphy’s cross there was just one staff attacking and even after that there may have been one other objective for the house facet.
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It was a collective failure to only shut out the sport – an absence of the ring craft that comes with a pedigree on this competitors. Howe had made his final substitution – the midfielder Joe Willock for his goalscorer Barnes. It was Willock’s foul on Yamal when wiser heads may need simply saved the Barcelona winger at bay that allowed the guests to maneuver up as one. They shifted into place and Newcastle dropped again.
“Actually as a staff we should always have performed higher,” Howe mentioned later of those essential moments. “We defended so nicely in numerous phases. The objective appeared comfortable – the ball went by way of the center of us.
“That’s soccer,” he would say later, “it by no means performs to the romance. It does what it does.”
His staff had didn’t defend the sting of their field successfully. With 94 minutes performed, the Barcelona substitute Dani Olmo got here by way of the central positions into the Newcastle space. Malick Thiaw, who had performed nicely as much as that time, shifted his weight onto the incorrect foot, caught out a leg in a second of uncertainty and tripped the Barcelona man.
Dani Olmo (left) received Barcelona a stoppage-time penalty after drawing a foul from Malick Thiaw within the Newcastle space – Shutterstock
There may be nonetheless scope for an epic evening in Barcelona on Wednesday however in that second the tie undoubtedly shifted. One suspects that Barcelona is not going to play as poorly as they did at instances on this night, and Newcastle will discover it more durable to disrupt the passing of their opponents fairly as successfully as they did earlier than. Overwhelmed at Stamford Bridge within the league section, there is no such thing as a doubt that Hansi Flick’s staff could be overpowered by the tempo of a Premier League staff. However that’s a lot more durable on the Nou Camp pitch.
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Howe is asking a lot of his gamers to – particularly in what he concedes is the aggressive fashion he calls for of them. Kieran Trippier, Joelinton, Sandro Tonali – these gamers are being pushed twice every week each week. There was no Anthony Gordon within the beginning XI, an sickness having affected his readiness. He got here on within the main adjustments earlier than Barnes’s objective however to little impact. Within the aftermath of the penalty award, Joelinton needed to know why his team-mate had not made a deal with earlier.
Howe’s gamers are at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Barcelona play Sevilla at dwelling on Sunday. The second leg presents many challenges for Howe. His staff confirmed that they’ll play by way of Barcelona’s excessive line – which regarded very sq. at some factors, particularly within the first half. However in addition they struggled to get the ball up the pitch when Barcelona pinned them deep in their very own half.
Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe admitted his staff ‘ought to have performed higher’ within the closing phases – Robbie Jay Barratt /Getty Photographs
Can Corridor win his battle with Lamal once more in Barcelona? It was a tremendous efficiency from the Englishman who benefited from the willingness of Tonali and Joelinton to supply assist each time Yamal ran at Corridor – however there have been a number of instances when he did it alone. Corridor is superb at inserting himself between man and ball and Yamal would lash out on one event in response. Going within the different path, the No 10 is much less eager on monitoring again and, given the prospect, Corridor will be capable to run at Barcelona’s defence subsequent week.
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Dan Burn and Thiaw dominated Robert Lewandowski who was substituted after an ignominious efficiency – only one first-time shot huge of Aaron Ramsdale’s objective. Raphinha was saved quiet. Come subsequent week, Newcastle must do it over again. They will even should conjure a objective from someplace. Beginning the sport, William Osula was an aggressive runner in behind however he couldn’t match the composure of his end for the winner towards Manchester United.
On 74 minutes, Corridor would clip the put up with a shot. When Barnes related with Murphy’s cross it was hit straight at Joan García however the shaky goalkeeper couldn’t get a powerful hand on it. A objective up, Newcastle had the sport of their arms. They wanted simply to take the air out of the sport – run down the clock and preserve Barcelona as removed from objective as potential. The away facet already appeared to have resigned themselves to defeat when the foul from Willock gave them some territory. They solely wanted one tiny error for the penalty after which got here the objective that modified all of it.
10:22pm
Eddie Howe speaks to Amazon Prime
Powerful to take [but] specializing in the sport itself I assumed we had been excellent, performed actually, very well. We saved the depth up for each halves which is absolutely tough to do towards them and on the finish it taints it in a unfavorable mild however that’s one in every of our greatest performances.
[Was it a pen?] I believe it was comfortable however Malick made contact. I believe we had our form so there was no approach we should always concede that objective [the move that led to the penalty]. I’ll take a look at it however I don’t need that to override what we did beforehand after we performed so nicely.
We bought in some nice positions, some actually good build-up play and also you simply hope one thing would fall for us and it does for Harvey. However we performed very well and with out opening them up for a listing of probabilities I assumed we did sufficient to attain earlier than we did.
We all know we’re going to have to offer extra going to their stadium. We’d like a fantastic efficiency however now we have proven many instances that we’re able to doing it however now we have to be at our easiest.
There’s hope, we consider in ourselves and our capabilities.
10:09pm
Lewis Corridor speaks to Amazon Prime
It was a sucker-punch however I assumed we had been excellent at the moment. I believe we could be actually happy with the trouble, so happy with ourselves. Every time we play right here we wish to begin sharp, everybody is aware of that and I assumed we had been in a position to try this at the moment. Our vitality ranges and health ranges carried on all through the complete 90 minutes. I believe we deserved extra from the sport.
It’s what it’s and now we have to maneuver on to the following sport. I believe now we have a very good likelihood there.
That sums us up actually [why we keep going forward and not consolidate]. Once we’re on a excessive we wish to preserve going and that sums up our mentality. There may be an argument that we get carried away and [maybe] we did there attempting to push for one more objective. I don’t assume it was essentially the perfect thought however what can we do?
09:56pm
Full time: Newcastle 1 Barcelona 1
Merciless ending for Newcastle and Barnes slumps in his seat. That they had the higher probabilities in an in any other case fairly even sport and deserved to shade it however they let the adrenalin get to them, pouring ahead and leaving themselves naively open. At one level Howe instructed Burn to go up for a nook in stoppage time when the centre-half was hanging again. Let down by a scarcity of nous and the outdated swashbuckling spirit.
09:52pm Objectives
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GOAL!
Newcastle 1 Barcelona 1 (Yamal, pen) Slots it into the underside left, into the within of the side-netting. And that’s the final kick of the sport.
Yamal scores from the penalty spot – George Wooden/Getty Photographs
09:52pm
90+5 min: Newcastle 1 Barcelona 0
Dani Olmo lower throughout Thiaw who caught out his leg and Olmo went over it. Newcastle had been committing too many males ahead. Gung ho. Caught up within the euphoria.
Thiaw journeys Dani Olmo – George Wooden/Getty Photographs
09:51pm
90+4 min: Newcastle 1 Barcelona 0
Barcelona penalty!
09:50pm
90+2 min: Newcastle 1 Barcelona 0
Willock barges Yamal over to concede a free-kick with a technical foul to cease him getting away. Yellow card.
09:48pm
90 min: Newcastle 1 Barcelona 0
There will probably be a minimal of 4 minutes of stoppage time as Barcelona throw on Ferran Torres and Xavi Espart.
09:42pm Video • Objectives
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Newcastle 1 Barcelona 0 (Barnes) The energetic Murphy performs a one-two with Ramsey to get spherical Cancelo and cross deep with an outswinger. Barnes doesn’t take a contact and sweeps the dipping ball on the volley into Garcia along with his proper foot. The keeper diverts the shot in when it hits him on the physique. There was a quick VAR verify however he was onside and the social gathering begins in earnest.
Newcastle lastly get the objective their efficiency deserves and Barcelona get what they deserve for his or her makes an attempt to con the referee, Ronald Araujo claimed he was affected by cramp and dragged himself again on to the pitch. Dan Burn complained and the referee – for as soon as on this sport– took their facet, He ordered the suitable again to get off the pitch once more after which held him there. He was out of place when Newcastle attacked and Harvey Barnes was left unmarked to show dwelling Jacob Murphy’s glorious cross.
09:41pm
84 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
First threatening second for Rashford as he glides down the left. Barcelona find yourself conceding a free-kick to cease their momentum when Fermin shoves Burn within the again.
Newcastle want a objective and each their specialist centre forwards stay on the bench. Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa are stood speaking to one another on the touchline and Eddie Howe has simply beckoned midfielder Joe Willock over to come back on as a substitute of one in every of them.
09:40pm
82 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Newcastle’s gamers have run 93km, Barcelona’s 92. Had Newcastle’s capability to launch a go on the proper time matched their work-rate they might be within the lead now.
09:38pm
80 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Lewis Corridor should be England’s first-choice left-back now. He has been very good tonight.
09:36pm
78 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Incredible defensive work from Cubarsi to dam Barnes’ shot after one other penetrating run down the left by Corridor. Newcastle have a nook on the left that Tonali has two bites at delivering however Barcelona once more defend it nicely.
09:33pm
75 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Newcastle put the ball within the Barcelona web after an exciting break down the suitable with Gordon main the cost. He picks out Barnes, 15 yards out on the left of the field and he takes a contact earlier than crashing a right-foot shot into the left put up. Joelinton gleefully hooks within the rebound however was a mile offside, sadly for the supporters, the flag enjoying its pre-VAR function as the last word buzzkiller.
09:30pm
72 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Bernal seems to have popped a calf and pulls up whereas chasing forlornly.
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Casado → Bernal
Now Eddie Howe is giving Hansi Flick a bit of his thoughts after the German as soon as once more tries to referee the sport from the Barcelona technical space. He has been doing all of it night. It’s uncommon for Howe to conflict with an opposition supervisor.
One other likelihood goes begging for Newcastle as substitute Jacob Murphy volleys over the bar.
09:27pm
70 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
From the free-kick Newcastle ship Corridor off down the left and for the sixth or seventh time to date tonight whips over a menacing cross. Murphy meets it and makes a hash of his end. That was actually poor.
Rashford → LewandowskiDani Olmo → Pedri.
09:25pm
67 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Livramento → TrippierJ Murphy → ElangaGordon → Osula
And Murphy is straight into it and Cancelo is lastly booked for his clumsy effort at stopping him.
09:23pm
65 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Ramsey’s heavy contact robs him of the prospect to show in Corridor’s left-wing cross. Tonali tries to feast on the scraps however his shot is blocked and Barcelona break with Raphinha down the left. The previous Leeds talisman hares previous Trippier and units up Lewandowsi who opens his physique to shoot however steers his stabbed effort huge of the suitable put up.
09:20pm
63 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Nothing comes of that nook which is hit too lengthy and the match , which has some yo-yo, end-to-end pleasure now, instantly produces a Barcelona nook, that additionally involves naught, after Burn and Ramsdale handled Lewandowski on the again put up successfully however seemingly indecisively.
Newcastle have produced their greatest transfer of the match however once more the ultimate ball is a poor one. Nice hyperlink up play from Anthony Elanga and Will Osula however the former can not select anybody contained in the field along with his cross. He may have most likely ran in on objective and had a shot himself however paused to attend for assist reasonably than take the second on himself.
How lengthy till we see Anthony Gordon? He’s not been feeling nicely this week however Newcastle want somebody on the pitch who can get on the top of those probabilities.
09:17pm
61 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Gordon, Woltemade, Willock and Jacob Murphy are warming up.
09:16pm
59 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Newcastle nook after thwarting Barcelona’s break. Corridor raced down the left and hit an early cross that was turned behind by Cubarsi, I believe, with Elanga lurking on his shoulder.
09:15pm
57 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Elanga makes use of his tempo to interrupt down the suitable, burning off Cubarsi after a slick, one-touch triangle with Osula and Trippier however he takes one contact too many and so, when he does ship the cross, Garcia has had time to come back off his line and dive on prime of it, stopping it reaching Barnes.
09:12pm
54 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
I’m wondering when Howe will flip to Gordon? In 10 minutes or will he not threat him at 0-0, provided that they go behind.
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Osula breaks the offside entice with a intelligent run down the within left however he takes it too huge when he will get previous Cubarsi and pumps his shot into the side-netting.
09:10pm
52 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
A lot quieter begin to this half. Barcelona are attempting to attract Newcastle’s sting with passes that can tire them out as the group roars them on to press, press, press.
09:08pm
50 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
From the free-kick Newcastle assault up the suitable the place Bernal concedes one other by shoving Elanga over on the Newcastle proper. However Barcelona defend it nicely and attempt to work it as much as Lewandowski who has not had a lot service. Nonetheless an elite finisher he’s like Cristiano Ronaldo now, can’t do something with out service.
09:04pm
48 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Araujo is penalised for grabbing Corridor from behind, wrapping his arms round his chest and pulling him to the bottom. He have to be an excellent actor or deluded as a result of he seems genuinely shocked to listen to the whistle.
09:03pm
46 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Newcastle kick off, attacking the Gallowgate. Elanga tries to hurdle Cancelo’s deal with by the touchline and earns a throw-in that yields a Barcelona one seconds later.
08:51pm
Half-time verdict
Newcastle have performed very well however they’re missing that little little bit of magic in and across the Barcelona penalty space.
As for the Italian referee, Marco Guida, it might be truthful to recommend he has given Barcelona a far simpler first half than he has Newcastle.
08:50pm
Half-time: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Newcastle have had the perfect probabilities, exploiting their tempo and Barcelona’s excessive line to search out methods for Elanga and Barnes to penetrate down the flanks and inside runs into the field. However they haven’t been in a position to capitalise on that with a objective and Barcelona have had spells of possession that present their slick dominance with harmful however as but not decisive alternatives for Fermin and Yamal.
08:47pm
45+1 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Newcastle are penalised for holding and grappling on the nook, sanctions which have been honoured extra within the breach than the observance in England.
08:46pm
45 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Newcastle enchantment for a penalty when Elanga barrels his approach between Bernal and Martin down the inside-left however he slipped and misplaced management of the ball seconds earlier than there was any contact. Newcastle could have a nook, although.
Tindall-Flick row brewing. The previous declined to return a ball to Barca – prompting the German to cross the house tech space in a foul temper to retrieve it. Their eyes met. Glares.
08:44pm
43 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Barcelona nook on the suitable which was awarded for one thing I didn’t see because the feed determined to buffer for a number of seconds. Raphinha takes from the suitable and swings it in and Newcastle cope with it comfortably on the close to put up.
08:43pm
41 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Newcastle followers are protesting that the referee has not booked Yamal after which Pedri for obstruction and holding offences.
One other Yamal-Corridor duel ends with a giant bodycheck from the Catalan in frustration. House crowd livid that there is no such thing as a card. Yamal Corridor does sound like a fantastic Northumbrian nation seat that has been in the identical aristocratic household for the reason that days of the Normans.
08:40pm
39 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Trippier continues after remedy and appears OK as he spins an extended go into Elanga’s stride 30 yards upfield. Elanga beats Cancelo by dipping his shoulder and happening the surface to whip a cross by way of the six-yard field that solely wanted a contact. However no Newcastle ahead was within the postcode.
08:37pm
37 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Trippier hurts his groin as he tries to entice the ball which permits Raphinha to pounce on the unfastened ball and sq. it to Fermin who smashes a first-time left-foot shot straight at Ramsdale.
08:35pm
35 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
After a remarkably tolerant angle to date, the referee brings out his guide and writes Tonali’s identify on the cardboard for fouling Raphinha.
08:34pm
34 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Trippier sends Elanga down the suitable the place he makes use of his tempo to burn previous Bernal after which, a section or two later, decides to have a pop himself and hammers a shot straight at Garcia.
For a cut up second, as Will Osula hung within the air to satisfy Anthony Elanga’s cross, it regarded like he was going to do a Tino Asprilla and head Newcastle into the lead. Sadly the ball was a fraction too excessive and he may solely direct it on to the roof of the web.
Barcelona had taken the sting out of the sport and performed at their very own tempo however that was a well timed reminder that Newcastle can nonetheless get at this defence in the event that they present a bit extra composure with their remaining go.
Barcelona’s excessive line of defense could be uncovered. Newcastle have come shut getting runners in behind on numerous events however the timing of the go or the run has not been in sync.
08:33pm
32 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Barnes performs a intelligent go that ought to have put Osula by way of, exploiting Cubarsi and Araujo’s excessive line however the ahead misinterpret Barnes’ intentions.
08:31pm
30 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
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08:29pm
27 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Important interception from Araujo stops Barnes working by way of on objective however Newcastle win the ball again, ship Elanga down the suitable. He has had the beating of Martin to date and does so once more to face up a deep cross that Osula has to crane his neck again to succeed in on the apex of his leap and may solely direct on to the roof of the web.
08:27pm
24 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Raphinha coming into the sport extra now with a few crosses in the identical section of the assault, one a cut-back, the second to set uo Yamal for that effort from a good angle that Ramsdale saved out. The nook is a multitude, although. Having watched umpteen corners due to Premier League preferences this season, the gulf in high quality between England and the remainder of Europe is startling.
Cancelo blocks Ramsey’s shot – ADAM VAUGHAN/EPA/Shutterstock
08:23pm
22 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Yamal cuts in from the suitable on to his left, drives to the byline and shoots and Ramsdale turns it around the put up.
Barcelona had an honest little bit of possession and Newcastle panicked a bit. When Barca misplaced a go Corridor received it again, misplaced it after which dedicated a foul. Essential that Newcastle can hold onto the ball once they win it again.
08:21pm
20 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Corridor escapes a reserving for pulling Yamal’s shirt as a result of the referee had given Cubarsi lenient treatmet for a similar offence two minutes earlier. From the following free-kick Araujo blazes over from 20 yards.
08:20pm
17 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
The hazard for Newcastle will probably be working themselves into the bottom with out taking one of many many probabilities their stress and ways are creating.
Wonderful first duel for Lewis Corridor with Lamine Yamal. The latter introduced the ball down fantastically and tried to wriggle previous however Corridor stepped throughout and received it.
It’s been a splendid begin to the sport. Newcastle simply obliged to go two versus two in defence towards Yamal and Raphinha and nonetheless got here out with the ball. Barcelona enjoying a really excessive line and look fairly sq. at instances – weak to the ball straight by way of them if Newcastle attackers can keep onside.
08:17pm
15 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Elanga attracts a tremendous save from Garcia, low to his proper, after breaking down the suitable and pouncing on a ball clipped excessive. However he was offside. Newcastle have been caught a few instances within the entice however Barcelona do look weak if solely the house facet can time their runs higher.
Wonderful begin from Newcastle however can they preserve this depth for longer than half an hour? Eddie Howe’s facet began like this towards Manchester Metropolis of their FA Cup defeat final weekend however light badly and had been picked aside by Pep Guardiola’s facet
Barcelona could have seen that sport and will probably be trying to do the identical. See out the early bombardment and watch for fatigue to weaken Newcastle and cut back their attacking risk. Newcastle wish to create chaos, Barcelona will look to convey their standard calm and composure.
08:15pm
13 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Newcastle are attempting to take advantage of Cancelo’s relative lack of tempo and up to date lack of elite soccer earlier than just lately rejoining Barcelona on mortgage. As soon as Barnes was caught offside legitimately, as soon as not. Fermin is fortunate to not be booked for a agency tug of the shirt to cease Corridor breaking.
08:13pm
10 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Newcastle work the left to proper diagonal once more from the free-kick, passing to Elanga who hammers a shot at Garcia who makes a meal of it however smothers it on the second try.
Lewis Corridor tries to interrupt upfield – Stu Forster/Getty Photographs
08:10pm
8 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
There’s a big Bruno-shaped gap on this Newcastle facet however Ramsey has began nicely. Corridor buys a free-kick off the referee by throwing himself over Lewandowski’s leg with out actually touching it.
08:08pm
6 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
This nook, from the left, is handled much more solidly however moments later, when Barcelona tried to get into rhythm with their standard rotation of the ball with brief passes, Fermin loses it and Newcastle break like lightning with Osula bombing down the left. He appears to lack perception in himself although and checks as a substitute of stretching his legs. Nonetheless, he makes it into the field however slowing down allowed Cancelo to push him wider so when the shot got here it was simply blocked. Nook No 4 is the worst of the lot and Garcia gathers.
08:05pm
5 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Garcia makes a multitude of coping with the second nook and is totally out of place when Tonali runs on to go a bouncing ball to the left of the D, steering it in the direction of the underside proper. The keeper is overwhelmed however Cubarsi is there to lash it behind for a 3rd nook in two minutes.
08:04pm
4 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Newcastle have began like a home on hearth, giving the group what they need. Garcia backpedals to claw the nook away and falls backwards. Ramsey pounces on the unfastened ball and comes again to win one other on the suitable.
08:02pm
3 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Elanga combines with Joelinton to free the previous Forest winger down the suitable. He will get spherical Bernal and crosses and Martin hooks it behind for a nook.
08:01pm
1 min: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
Barcelona kick off, overloaded with 5 runners on he left and play it up that wing however Newcastle win it again and Burn offers Ramsdale the chance to play it lengthy with a diagonal over yo the suitable the place Joelinton is penalised for fouling Bernal.
07:58pm
The gamers are out
Newcastle in black and white, natch, Barcelona in peachy-orange. Mark Knopfler takes over from the Champions League anthem because the groups line up for pictures.
07:53pm
Crowd have to play their half
St James’ Park has been virtually eerily silent as the 2 groups have been warming up on the pitch however you think that can change as followers start filtering into the stadium from native pubs and bars.
Actually, as I kind this the noise is beginning to develop. This stadium is at its greatest on nights like this and if Newcastle are going to have an opportunity of upsetting Barcelona they want the crowd to play their half. I bear in mind vividly the response of PSG’s gamers when the house crowd right here began cheering tackles. It’s not one thing continental groups are used to.
07:49pm
The winners of this tie will play the winners of Atlético vs Spurs
And you may comply with proceedings from the Metropolitano .
07:46pm
Rashford within the Rondo
The Barcelona subs’ warm-up is a really excessive degree passing sport the place the ball by no means touches the ground. Marcus Rashford greater than holding his personal however you wouldn’t need a shaky first contact on the market. They don’t make it simple for each other.
07:44pm
Sir Les and Shearer really feel Antony Gordon ought to have began
07:42pm
Whereas hating the Balkanisation of soccer rights
I do assume Amazon Prime provide essentially the most sober protection of membership soccer of the three giants:
Gabby Logan, Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer speak to Eddie Howe – Julian Finney/Getty Photographs
07:22pm
Newcastle’s 9, 10 and Jack from 1996-97
Greetings from St James’ Park. Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand and Tino Asprilla all noticed already within the stadium. The 2 Englishmen on punditry responsibility. The latter carrying only a mild jacket in deference to native customs. Solely Asprilla was within the staff when Newcastle registered their single win over Barcelona in 1997 – his hat-trick had been his final targets for the membership.
07:20pm
Eddie Howe speaks to Amazon Prime Sports activities
We misplaced Anthony from coaching this morning as he wasn’t very nicely however fortunately now we have him for 20-Half-hour tonight if we’d like him. His reserves are depleted and we’ll should see how he will get on within the heat up however he’s performed very nicely to get right here tonight.
Will [Osula] could be very a lot a runner in behind whereas Ant [Gordon] can do this and are available to the ball however it’s a really huge alternative on a giant stage tonight for Will.
We took rather a lot from that sport [in September]. That they had plenty of the ball and we drained in the direction of the top barely. Their midfield three had been glorious and we’re going to should do a greater job tonight. We’re going to have to regulate two excellent huge males which will probably be our largest check defensively and Lewandowski is a predator within the field so now we have to regulate him.
They’re an excellent staff and we’re going to wish the group behind us. They at all times are however we’re going to have to assist them get into the sport.
We knew off the again of the Manchester Metropolis sport that we needed to recuperate shortly as that was such a giant sport for us. Towards Metropolis you do plenty of working with out the ball so we hope the lads have recovered. Psychologically we’re prepared and now we have to have a look at this sport with new eyes. It’s a beautiful alternative for us to point out our greatest selves on the largest stage towards top-of-the-line groups in Europe.
We’d like to create one thing like that Tino second that our supporters are speaking about in 30 to 40 years’ time. These recollections and that legacy, it’s our goal.
I don’t know if a giant rousing speech is psychologically proper for the sport tonight. We’ve bought to get the group within the sport and the lads want cool heads as nicely. They are going to be there [the fans] they’ve by no means allow us to down. It’s massively appreciated and now now we have to do our bit.
07:08pm
Your groups in black and white (and Blaugrana)
Newcastle Ramsdale; Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Corridor; Ramsey, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Osula, Barnes. Substitutes Ruddy, Harris, Botman, Livramento, Jacob Murphy, Willock, Alex Murphy, Neave, Pope, Wissa, Woltemade, Gordon.
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Barcelona Joan Garcia, Joao Cancelo, Araujo, Cubarsi, Gerard, Gonzalez, Bernal, Yamal, Lopez, Raphinha, Lewandowski. Substitutes Kochen, Gavi, Rashford, Bardghji, Cortes, Espart, Marques, Szczesny, Casado, Eric Garcia, Torres, Olmo.
Referee Marco Guida (Italy)
07:05pm
Line-up evaluation
Anthony Gordon has been battling sickness and didn’t begin within the FA Cup defeat towards Manchester Metropolis however it’s nonetheless a shock that he’s not beginning tonight.
Gordon has scored 10 targets in 10 appearances within the Champions League and his pace and urgent would have been a key a part of the sport plan towards Barcelona. It’s an enormous blow to supervisor Eddie Howe.
The very fact Will Osula, who began the season because the fourth-choice centre ahead, begins forward of each Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade, is additional proof these signings haven’t work out as meant. Actually it’s fairly damning.
Wissa and Woltemade value a mixed £120m in the summertime, simply £8m lower than the payment Liverpool paid to signal Alexander Isak.
Woltemade has been moved again into midfield in the previous few weeks however can’t be trusted enjoying out of place towards opposition of this calibre. Wissa has been confined to a substitute’s function for weeks and is struggling for each type and health.
That is the largest sport in Newcastle’s latest historical past and they’re going into it with Osula, who was getting ready to being bought to Eintracht Frankfurt in August, main the road.
06:50pm
Barcelona’s beginning XI
Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo all return
06:48pm
Newcastle pass over Gordon
Three adjustments from the facet that misplaced to Man Metropolis within the FA Cup: Dan Burn, Joelinton and Jacob Ramsey are available in for Sven Botman, Nick Woltemade and Joe Willock.
06:40pm
Newcastle could by no means get this Champions League alternative once more
will begin their Champions League round-of-16 tie towards Barcelona as large underdogs. It’s a function that fits them greatest beneath Eddie Howe.
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Europe, in addition to the Premier League, didn’t need one other Manchester Metropolis to compete with, they didn’t need Newcastle spending their option to success, so that they modified the principles to guard themselves.
Revenue and sustainability guidelines and the tight restrictions on associated-party sponsorship offers are working exactly as meant.
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Preview: Overfamiliar League
Good night and welcome to stay protection of the primary leg of the R16 spherical of the Champions League tie between Newcastle United and Barcelona from St James’ Park. That is the house facet’s first knockout tie on this competitors however not their first assembly with five-times winners Barcelona. Certainly, on this criminally bloated format which has neutered the exceptionalism of the European Cup and have made it a profitable however dreary ordeal with the identical groups enjoying one another endlessly, not a lot a Tremendous League as an Overfamiliar League, they’ve met earlier than this season with Barcelona’s Marcus Rashford scoring twice in a 2-1 away victory by which Anthony Gordon grabbed a stoppage-time comfort.
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Because the Tino Asprilla-inspired 3-2 victory over Luis Enrique, Rivaldo, Luis Figo et al in 1997, Barcelona received the following 4 conferences and arrived within the North East on Sunday evening, having flown direct from Bilbao after a 1-0 victory over Athletic maintained their four-point lead over Actual Madrid on the prime of La Liga. They’ve misplaced thrice on the highway to date in 2026, towards Actual Socidedad, Girona and Atlético Madrid, and should not within the rudest of well being on the again with Alejandro Balde, Jules Kounde and Andreas Christensen all dominated out with harm. Frenkie de Jong, whose spectacular partnership with Pedri is the guts of Hansi Flick’s facet, can also be absent as, alas, is the fantastic Gavi whose previous couple of years have been ravaged. Even with out such influential gamers, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Fermín López are sufficient to offer any defence the heebie-jeebies.
Newcastle, who had been knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester Metropolis on Saturday after arresting their Premier League slide every week in the past with victory over Manchester United, welcome Tino Livramento again however Bruno Guimaraes just isn’t able to return and sits it out with longer-term casualties Emil Krafth, Lewis Miley and Fabian Schär. For all Barcelona’s firepower, although, Newcastle can boast Gordon and his 10-goal marketing campaign up to now. He carries their hopes and can buoyed by a sometimes fervent dwelling assist making its debut at this stage of the competitors.
