Newcastle United vs Barcelona, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegLate Yamal pen gives Barcelona 1st-leg draw at Newcastle
Lamine Yamal denied Newcastle United a priceless victory with the final kick of the game as Barcelona snatched a draw which sends them into next week's return as favourites to make the Champions League quarterfinals.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 1': Marc Bernal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gerard Martín.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malick Thiaw.
- 3': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Attempt blocked. William Osula (Newcastle United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 6': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gerard Martín.
- 8': Offside, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
- 8': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 10': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Offside, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United).
- 11': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 12': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 14': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 16': Offside, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Lewis Hall (Newcastle United).
- 19': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fermín López following a set piece situation.
- 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 23': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 23': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 25': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 25': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. William Osula (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 31': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 31': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 34': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 34': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 36': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United). Assisted by Raphinha.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 40': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United).
- 42': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 45': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Raphinha.
- 45'+1': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United).
- 45'+1': Joan García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Barcelona 0.
- 47': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United).
- 47': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
- 48': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
- 50': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 56': Attempt missed. William Osula (Newcastle United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a through ball.
- 58': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 58': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 59': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 62': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 62': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Offside, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 66': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 67': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 67': Substitution, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento replaces Kieran Trippier.
- 67': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces William Osula.
- 68': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
- 68': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': João Cancelo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Pedri.
- 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Marcus Rashford replaces Robert Lewandowski.
- 70': Dani Olmo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United).
- 71': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 71': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Marc Bernal because of an injury.
- 74': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Jacob Murphy following a fast break.
- 74': Offside, Newcastle United. Joelinton is caught offside.
- 77': Offside, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 79': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Gerard Martín.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 80': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 84': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 84': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 86': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Barcelona 0. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Fermín López.
- 88': Substitution, Barcelona. Xavi Espart replaces Ronald Araujo.
- 90': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 90': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
- 90'+3': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Penalty Barcelona. Dani Olmo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+6': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Barcelona 1. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.4 | Possession | 45.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 328 | Accurate Passes | 266 |
| 406 | Passes | 330 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 29 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 35 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,103
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,103
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 12 | Malick Thiaw |
| 3 | Lewis Hall |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali  |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 18 | William Osula |
| 11 | Harvey Barnes |
| 20 | Anthony Elanga |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Joan García (GK) |
| 18 | Gerard Martín |
| 5 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 2 | João Cancelo |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 16 | Fermín López |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 22 | Marc Bernal |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 10 | Lamine Yamal |
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