Champions Clash in Epic All-Star UEFA Showdown: Barcelona vs. Newcastle!

Barcelona vs Newcastle – Match preview and team news Barcelona clash with Newcastle United in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 today. The Blaugrana escaped St. James’ Park with a 1-1 draw after Lamine Yamal scored a penalty with the last kick of the game, cancelling out Harvey Barne’s opener.

The Magpies will be looking for their first win at the Camp Nou and only their second win ever over Barça, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake. Barcelona vs Newcastle – Match preview and team news Date: Wednesday, 18th March Kick-off: 5:45pm BST Venue: Camp Nou Referee: François Letexier VAR: Bram Van Driessche Last meeting: Newcastle United 1-1 Barcelona, 10th March 2026, UEFA Champions League Barcelona team news Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde remain sidelined through injury. Frenkie De Jong will not be available wither, with his return expected in late March.

Andreas Christensen is another definite absentee, as the Danish defender continues his recovery from an ACL injury. Jofre Torrents and Toni Fernandez, both of whom were on the bench for Barcelona earlier in the year, are sidelined as well. Torrents is expected to be back around in May and Fernandez will be back in late March.

Gavi recently returned to the pitch for the first time in almost seven months when he was introduced as a substitute in the 82nd minute of the game against Sevilla and he is once again set to be included in the squad on Wednesday as well, though is unlikely to be included in the starting lineup. Marc Bernal also featured against Sevilla and could be named on the bench, while Casado may come back in the starting XI. Fermin Lopez and Lamine Yamal are also set to start from the kick-off this time after their respective substitute appearances at the weekend.