NewcastleNewcastle vs Barcelona — UEFA Champions League
1-1
BarcelonaSt. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Going into the match, Newcastle had won 5, drawn 0, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 2.3 goals a game; Barcelona had won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.6. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Barcelona 2 wins.
Match report
Home form going in: Newcastle
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 0, lost 5 (L W L W L). 2.3 scored per game, 2.1 conceded, 100% over 2.5 goals, 100% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 1-3 vs Manchester City · 7 Mar 2026
- W 2-1 vs Manchester United · 4 Mar 2026
- L 2-3 vs Everton · 28 Feb 2026
- W 3-2 vs Qarabag · 24 Feb 2026
- L 2-1 at Manchester City · 21 Feb 2026
- W 1-6 at Qarabag · 18 Feb 2026
Away form going in: Barcelona
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 (W W D W L). 1.6 scored per game, 0.5 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Emelec · 7 Mar 2026
- W 0-1 at Athletic Club · 7 Mar 2026
- D 1-1 vs Botafogo · 4 Mar 2026
- W 3-0 vs Atletico Madrid · 3 Mar 2026
- L 2-1 at Deportivo Cuenca · 1 Mar 2026
- W 4-1 vs Villarreal · 28 Feb 2026
Head-to-head: Newcastle vs Barcelona
- Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle · 18 Mar 2026 · UEFA Champions League
- Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona · 18 Sept 2025 · UEFA Champions League
How it unfolded
- 86' Normal Goal — H. Barnes (Newcastle)
- 90' Penalty — Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
Match statistics
| Newcastle | Metric | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 46 | Ball possession | 54 |
| 1.3 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.42 |
| 16 | Total shots | 9 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 12 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 1 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 330 | Total passes | 406 |
| 266 | Accurate passes | 328 |
| 81 | Pass accuracy | 81 |
| 10 | Key passes | 6 |
| 111 | Duels | 111 |
UEFA Champions League table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | AEK Athens FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Atletico Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Bayern München | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bodo/Glimt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Fenerbahçe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Feyenoord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Galatasaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | RB Leipzig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Napoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | AS Roma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Slovan Bratislava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Sabah FA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Slavia Praha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Viking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 32 | Club Brugge KV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 33 | Lille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 34 | Inter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 35 | Lask Linz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 36 | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |