Newcastle United vs Barcelona, 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, 2002 Second Phase
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Match Timeline
- 0': First things first - the Toon must win tonight. Join us for all the St James' Park action from 19.45 GMT
- 0': Sir Bobby Robson names Kieron Dyer and Laurent Robert in his starting line-up at the expense of Gary Speed and Hugo Viana
- 0': Barcelona bring in Victor Valdes, Patrik Andersson, Fabio Rochemback and Gaizka Mendieta for Roberto Bonano, Juan Pablo Sorin, Javier Saviola and Marc Overmars
- 1': Newcastle go straight on the attack. Alan Shearer narrowly fails to force a corner
- 2': Griffin tries to play in Bellamy but the Barca defence holds firm
- 3': Shearer plays Bellamy through the middle, good chance but Valdes is off his line quickly and smothers the opportunity
- 5': BEllamy wriggles free again, his pace taking him clear. He shoots but it goes high and wide
- 6': Kluivert tries a neat backheel but Dyer is quick in the tackle
- 7': Motta plays a risky ball in Barca territory, Robert gets a toe to the ball but it just runs out
- 8': Newcastle win a free-kick deep in teh Barca half, good opportunity for a cross. Robert delivers it, Sheaer rises and just fails to connect, great delivery though
- 9': Dyer bursts forward, plays in Bellamy. He's brought down and the referee's whistle goes. Free-kick just on the edge of the box, very close to being a penalty. Sheaer winds up to shoot...
- 10': ...Shearer drills it straight into the wall. Referee wants it taken again, Xavi is booked for charging out of the wall too quickly. Shearer gets ready to take it again...
- 11': ...Shearer slams it into the wall again. Jenas shoots, offside, free-kick Barca
- 13': Jenas bursts through from midfield, plays in Bellamy, he goes down but the ref waves play on
- 14': Motta whips in a cross, Given watches it sail over the crossbar and out for a goalkick
- 15': O'Brien lifts a long ball over the top for Shearer, De Boer defends it well
- 16': Barca win free-kcik just outside the area. Rochemback shoots all along the floor, Given watches it go wide
- 17': Barca work some space down the right, a cross comes in towards Mendieta, Griffin steps in and gets it away. Well played
- 17': Throughball for Rochemback to run onto, he gets on the wrong side of Bernard. Goven comes out and the Barca man lifts his shot over the bar
- 18': Shearer plays in Bellamy, first time shot, Valdes gets a touch and teh Wales international's shot hits the post. Corner...
- 19': ...Robert's corner is too deep, Barca clear their lines
- 20': Reiziger finds some space down the left, he crosses but Bernard defends well
- 22': Reiziger finds more space on the left. He looks to get a cross in. He plays it back to Riquelme, looks for Kluivert but the ball rolls through to Given
- 23': Bellamy speeds past Andersson, looks up and sees Shearer in the box. He tries to cross but the ball skews off and out for a goal-kick
- 26': Bramble loses his concentration and almost allows Barca through but the ball breaks for Given
- 28': Griffin bursts forward and plays in a cross. Valdes flies out to just about claim it, although he looks uncomfortable on crosses
- 30': Griffin gives it straight to Kleuivert, sloppy ball. He looks to work a quick one-two but the ball is overhit and Given claims it
- 31': Dyer bursts through the middle. A good challenge comes in. Shearer wins it back and Dyer tries again, foul, free-kick about 40 yards out
- 32': Robert tries a long-range shot, Valdes scrambles across the goal and just sees it go wide
- 33': Shearer flicks it through for Bellamy, he's got time and space, he shoots but it just clears the crossbar. Unlucky
- 35': Mendieta flies down the wing on the overlap. Griffin loses concentration, Mendieta just can't get there thankfully for Newcastle
- 36': Robert gets to the byline, crosses, nobody can get there and it goes out for a Barca throw-in
- 37': Shearer tries to skip past De Boer, good challenge by the veteran Dutchman
- 38': Inter go 1-0 up in the Bay Arena. If its stays like that, Newcastle are out whatever happens here
- 39': Rochemback shoots right-footed, high wide and not very handsome
- 40': Jenas cuts inside, looks for Shearer. Drops it off to Solano. Tries a one-two with Jenas, Barca get a foot in
- 41': Bellamy comes short, looks for Dyer, no way through
- 42': Quick interchange between Solano and Bellamy, Reiziger defends well
- 43': Solano plays in Dyer, Bellamy gets across the face of goal, just fails to connect
- 44': Robert flies forward, just offside
- 45': Rochemback lifts in a right-footed ball, Bramble clears. One minute of added time to play...
- 45': Half-time: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 0
- 45': Newcastle look dangerous when they get the ball wide but Barca just started to take control as half-time approached. It's still all to play for if Bayer can get a goal against Inter
- 46': Barca get the second half underway
- 47': Reiziger finds some space on the left, O'Brien hacks it away
- 48': Long ball for Robert to run on to, comes of Gabri, corner kick
- 49': Robert curls it in, Bramble tries a little overhead, Bernard heads back in, Barca clear
- 50': Barca substition, Gerard for Xavi
- 51': Long ball for Kluivert, Given's in teh wide awake club, heads clear
- 52': Dyer plays it in to Bellamy, looks up and finds Bramble on the left. Bramble looks for Bernard, Barca throw-in
- 54': Shearer gives away a free-kick deep in Barca territory. Given clears the long free-kick
- 55': Robert skips past two players. Foul. Bernard rolls it to Jenas. Bernard goes in hard, free-kick and the full-back is bookes
- 56': Robert fouls Rochemback, free-kick
- 58': Solano strides forward, looks for Shearer, poor ball. Barca break
- 58': Given makes a good claim in front of Mendieta
- 59': Robert jinks forward, Gabri looks to have caught his heals, no penalty
- 60': Barca break. Kluivert plays in Mendieta, he looks for Riquelme when he should have shot himself, Given scrambles it clear
- 61': GOAL!!!!
- 62': The ball drops to Bramble. He dithers too long and Kluivert nips in to poke home the opening goal. Poor defending but clinical bit of play from the Dutch international
- 63': Bellamy bursts through. He lifts it over the advancing keeper, it drops...just wide. Very unlucky, Newcastle almost back on terms
- 64': Robert plays it forward to Shearer, he goes down but the ref waves play on
- 65': Solano comes through the middle, Bellamy makes a run but Barca defend well
- 66': Newcastle look long for Shearer, Andersson plays through the back of him, free-kick
- 67': Robert whips in the free-kick, Bellamy attacks it, just over the bar
- 68': Viana and Ameobi come on for Newcastle as Sir Bobby tries anything to get a result. Solano and Robert off
- 69': Dyer skips through, he shoots, good save by Valdes, BArca hack it clear
- 70': Viana whips in a cross, Ameobi rise, just doesn't get the right connection
- 71': Dyer gives it to Riquelme, he tries to win it back but commits a foul. Sergio on for Kluivert
- 72': Gabri comes inside Bernard, teh Frenchman makes a good challenge. Corner to Barca
- 73': Newcastle clear. Barca play it all the way back to their keeper, throw to Newcastle
- 74': Cross comes in, Ameobi challenges, guides it back to Bellamy on the edge of the area. He volleys it just over the crossbar, good effort
- 75': GOAL!!!!
- 76': Motta makes a run from a deep position, quick free-kick, he makes no mistake. Game over
- 77': Bernard skips past two men, good challenge from the Barca defender. All of a sudden Baca have a four on one break, Bramble holds them up and Dyer gets back to win the challenge
- 79': Ameobi looks to get on the end of a through ball. Foot in. Viana crosses, keeper gets it away
- 80': Dyer makes a good run, foul. Good position for Viana to whip in a crossed free-kick. He may shoot...
- 81': Viana whips it across, Valdes saves. It flashes back across goal, the goalie collides with a post, Barca get it clear
- 83': Bernard whips in a cross. Good defending from Gabri, throw in. Barca clear
- 84': Griffin lifts in a hopeful cross. It breaks on the left for Bernard, he returns it. Reiziger defends well
- 86': Bernard breaks, looks for Bellamy, he drives it across, good save, no Newcastle player is closing in, Barca clear
- 87': Bellamy picks it up just outside the area. He changes feet, strikes left-footed, over the bar
- 89': Newcastle still going forward but it will only be a consolation. They have a throw midway in the Barca half
- 90': Given again sharp, flies out to deny Sergio who was clean through
- 91': Ameobi dances past one man, weak shot, out for a goal-kick
- 92': Barca break again. Dyer, still running, does his defensive duty and makes the interception
- 93': Long ball through, Gerard one-on-one with Given, great save by the Ireland number one
- 93': Dyer breaks for Newcastle, beats his man, Barca get a foot in
- 94': Full-time: Newcastle 0 Barcelona 2
- 94': Newcastle's European adventure is over but they've played admirably. Barca were too strong on the night and they and Inter deservedly go through
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: St James' Park
Location: , England
Attendance: 51,883
Venue: St James' Park
Location: , England
Attendance: 51,883
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Shay Given (GK) |
| 12 | Andy Griffin |
| 5 | Andy O'Brien |
| 19 | Titus Bramble |
| 35 | Olivier Bernard  |
| 4 | Nolberto Solano |
| 8 | Kieron Courtney Dyer |
| 7 | Jermaine Jenas |
| 32 | Laurent Robert |
| 9 | Alan Shearer |
| 10 | Craig Bellamy |
Barcelona
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Víctor Valdés (GK) |
| 2 | Michael Reiziger |
| 3 | Frank de Boer |
| 4 | Patrik Andersson |
| 18 | Garcia de la Torre Gabri |
| 17 | Gaizka Mendieta |
| 31 | Thiago Motta |
| 6 | Xavi |
| 15 | Fabio Rochemback |
| 10 | Juan Román Riquelme |
| 9 | Patrick Kluivert |
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