UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Benfica DWLDW 0
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Newcastle United WLWWL 3
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Match Report

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Harvey Barnes brace helps Newcastle beat Mourinho's Benfica

Harvey Barnes scored twice as Newcastle boosted their hopes of making it to the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 3-0 victory over Benfica.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
12
7
Saves
2
47.8
Possession
52.2
7
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
315
Accurate Passes
352
388
Passes
417
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
7
16
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.4
53
Long Balls
39
20
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
9
16
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
10
18
Effective Clearances
24
18
Clearances
24

Highlights

01:22 Howe: Benfica win a massive result for Newcastle Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

SLB leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 67Lewis MileyCM
  7. 41Jacob RamseyLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 27Nick WoltemadeF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Joe WillockSUB
  2. 32Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  3. 11Harvey BarnesSUB
  4. 37Alex MurphySUB
  5. 31Max ThompsonSUB
  6. 20Anthony ElangaSUB
  7. 8Sandro TonaliSUB
  8. 5Fabian SchärSUB
  9. 17Emil KrafthSUB
  10. 7JoelintonSUB
  11. 18William OsulaSUB

SLB · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 4António SilvaCD-R
  4. 44Tomás AraújoLB
  5. 17Amar DedicRB
  6. 5Enzo BarrenecheaCM-L
  7. 20Richard RíosCM-R
  8. 8Fredrik AursnesLM
  9. 11Dodi LukébakioRM
  10. 14Vangelis PavlidisF
  11. 10Georgiy SudakovRCF

Substitutes

  1. 68João VelosoSUB
  2. 18Leandro BarreiroSUB
  3. 90Ivan LimaSUB
  4. 86Diogo PriosteSUB
  5. 26Samuel DahlSUB
  6. 9Franjo IvanovicSUB
  7. 21Andreas SchjelderupSUB
  8. 3Rafael ObradorSUB
  9. 66Joshua WynderSUB
  10. 24Samuel SoaresSUB
  11. 39Henrique AraújoSUB
  12. 84João RêgoSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Benfica 0. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
  3. 45' Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Jacob Murphy.
  5. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  6. 63' Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Amar Dedic because of an injury.
  7. 70' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Benfica 0. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nick Pope following a fast break.
  8. 83' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Benfica 0. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  9. 85' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Anthony Gordon.
  10. 85' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Nick Woltemade.
  11. 90' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Bruno Guimarães.

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