UEFA Champions League

FT Thursday, September 18, 2025
Barcelona WWWDW 2
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Newcastle United LDLDW 1
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Match Report

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Rashford stars as Yamal's deputy in Barcelona win at Newcastle

Marcus Rashford reminded Man United of what they are missing with a stunning double to ease Barcelona to a 2-1 Champions League victory at Newcastle.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
3
64.1
Possession
35.9
19
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
461
Accurate Passes
208
540
Passes
285
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.1
43
Long Balls
48
26
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
5
18
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
13
Interceptions
7
26
Effective Clearances
25
26
Clearances
25

Highlights

01:28 Has Marcus Rashford proved doubters wrong vs. Newcastle? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 2-0

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 21Tino LivramentoLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 10Anthony GordonF
  10. 11Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 20Anthony ElangaRF

BAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Joan GarcíaG
  2. 5Pau CubarsíCD-L
  3. 4Ronald AraujoCD-R
  4. 18Gerard MartínLB
  5. 23Jules KoundéRB
  6. 16Fermín LópezAM
  7. 8PedriLM
  8. 21Frenkie de JongRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 14Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 11RaphinhaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 28' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Gerard Martín (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+2' Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Barcelona 1. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a cross.
  5. 62' Substitution, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade replaces Harvey Barnes.
  6. 62' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Joelinton.
  7. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Malick Thiaw replaces Fabian Schär because of an injury.
  8. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Anthony Elanga.
  9. 67' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Barcelona 2. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  10. 69' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Pau Cubarsí because of an injury.
  11. 70' Substitution, Barcelona. Andreas Christensen replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  12. 75' Fermín López (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 76' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sven Botman replaces Kieran Trippier because of an injury.
  14. 81' Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Gerard Martín.
  15. 82' Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Marcus Rashford.
  16. 82' Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Barcelona 2. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
  18. 90'+3' Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Fermín López.
  19. 90'+7' Marc Casadó (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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