Barcelona, the attraction of the evening in the “eights” of the Champions League: the starting teams

Ashley Davis10/03/2026

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Newcastle hosts St. James Park played the round of 16 of the Champions League against Barcelona. The match starts at 22:00 and can be watched liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1.

The two teams also faced each other in the first stage of the single group, and Barcelona prevailed with the score of 2-1 away. Marcus Rashford managed a “double” for the Catalans, scoring in the 58th and 67th minutes, and Anthony Gordon scored the honorary goal of the “cotofenes” in the 90th minute.

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Newcastle – Barcelona, the starting teams

Newcastle (4-3-3): Ramsdale – Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall – Ramsey, Tonali, Joelinton – Elanga, Osula, Garnes
reserves: Pope, Ruddy, Harris, Botman, Wissa, Gordon, Livramento, J. Murphy, Woltemade, Willock, A. Murphy, Neave
Coach: Eddie Howe

Barcelona (4-2-3-1): J. Garcia – Araujo, Cubarsi, G. Martin, Joao Cancelor – Pedri, Bernal – Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha – Lewandowski
reserves: Szczesny, Kochen, Gavi, F. Torres, Rashford, Casado, Olmo, E. Garcia, Bardghji, Cortes, Xavi Espart, Marques
Coach: Hansi Flick

Barcelona qualified directly for the Round of 16 stage after finishing their unique group in 5th place. On the other hand, Newcastle, who finished 12th in the group, went through to the play-offs against Qarabag with a score of 9-3 on aggregate.

Barcelona are fighting on two fronts at the moment, with Hansi Flick's side leading La Liga with 67 points, 4 ahead of main chasers Real Madrid.

On the other hand, Newcastle is not going through a very good period in the Premier League, the “cotofenele” being only in 12th place, with 39 points, 12 behind the 4th place holder, Aston Villa.