UEFA Champions League · Wed, 18 Mar 2026 ·
Barcelona vs Newcastle — 7 - 2
Camp Nou · Referee: F. Letexier
Match report
Barcelona beat Newcastle 7-2 as Raphinha scores twice
Newcastle were beaten 7-2 by Barcelona at Camp Nou on Wednesday, 18 March 2026 in UEFA Champions League, Round of 16. Raphinha (6', 72'), M. Bernal (18'), Lamine Yamal (45' pen), Fermin (51') and R. Lewandowski (56', 61') scored for Barcelona, while A. Elanga (15', 28') found the net for Newcastle. It was 3-2 at half-time.
Barcelona had 63% of the ball and 18 shots (13 on target) against Newcastle’s 8 (5 on target). Raphinha (Barcelona) was the top-rated player with 10.0.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bayern München | 1 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 1 | +4 | 3 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Previous meeting: Tue, 10 Mar 2026, Newcastle 1-1 Barcelona
Match events
- 6'goalRaphinhaAssist: Fermin
- 15'goalA. ElangaAssist: L. Hall
- 17'yellow cardJoelintonYellow Card
- 18'goalM. BernalAssist: G. Martin
- 22'substitutionE. GarciaOff: R. Araujo
- 28'goalA. ElangaAssist: H. Barnes
- 44'yellow cardPau CubarsíYellow Card
- 45'penaltyLamine YamalPenalty
- 45+4'VAR decisionRaphinhaPenalty confirmed
- 45+5'yellow cardKieran TrippierYellow Card
- 46'substitutionK. TrippierOff: V. Livramento
- 51'goalFerminAssist: Raphinha
- 55'substitutionS. TonaliOff: J. Willock
- 56'goalR. LewandowskiAssist: Raphinha
- 60'yellow cardJoe WillockYellow Card
- 61'goalR. LewandowskiAssist: Lamine Yamal
- 64'substitutionJoelintonOff: S. Botman
- 64'substitutionA. ElangaOff: J. Murphy
- 66'substitutionR. LewandowskiOff: F. Torres
- 66'substitutionJ. CanceloOff: X. Espart
- 67'substitutionFermínOff: D. Olmo
- 72'goalRaphinhaNormal Goal
- 81'substitutionA. GordonOff: W. Osula
- 82'substitutionJ. GarciaOff: W. Szczesny
Lineups
Barcelona
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Hansi Flick
Starting XI
- 13J. GarciaG
- 24E. GarciaD
- 5P. CubarsiD
- 18G. MartinD
- 2J. CanceloD
- 22M. BernalM
- 8PedriM
- 10Lamine YamalM
- 16FermínM
- 11RaphinhaM
- 9R. LewandowskiF
Substitutes
- 25W. SzczesnyG
- 31D. KochenG
- 7F. TorresF
- 4R. AraujoD
- 6GaviM
- 28R. BardghjiF
- 36A. CortesD
- 20D. OlmoM
- 14M. RashfordF
- 17M. CasadoM
- 43T. MarquesM
- 42X. EspartD
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 33D. BurnD
- 3L. HallD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 7JoelintonM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 20A. ElangaF
- 10A. GordonF
- 11H. BarnesF
Substitutes
- 26J. RuddyG
- 58A. HarrisG
- 1N. PopeG
- 28J. WillockM
- 9Y. WissaF
- 4S. BotmanD
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 23J. MurphyM
- 21V. LivramentoD
- 18W. OsulaF
- 37A. MurphyD
- 62S. NeaveF
Match statistics
- 63%Possession37%
- 4.29Expected goals (xG)1.52
- 18Total shots8
- 13Shots on target5
- 2Shots off target2
- 3Blocked shots1
- 16Shots inside the box7
- 2Shots outside the box1
- 6Corners2
- 2Offsides2
- 9Fouls13
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves6
- 457Passes267
- 399Accurate passes198
- 87%Pass accuracy74%
- -0.38Goals prevented-0.38
Player statistics
Barcelona
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Joan GarcíaG | 82 | 6.5 | ||
| 2João CanceloD | 66 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Pau CubarsíD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 18Gerard MartínD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 24Eric GarcíaD | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| 8PedriM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 10Lamine YamalM | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11RaphinhaMTop rated | 90 | 10.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16Fermín LópezM | 67 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 22Marc BernalM | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 9Robert LewandowskiF | 66 | 9.0 | 2 | |
| 25Wojciech SzczęsnyG | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| 31Diego KochenG | – | – | ||
| 4Ronald AraújoD | 68 | 7.2 | ||
| 36Álvaro CortésD | – | – | ||
| 42Xavi EspartD | 24 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Pablo GaviM | – | – | ||
| 17Marc CasadóM | – | – | ||
| 20Dani OlmoM | 23 | 6.9 | ||
| 43Tomás MarquésM | – | – | ||
| 7Ferran TorresF | 24 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Marcus RashfordF | – | – | ||
| 28Roony BardghjiF | – | – |
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | 45 | 5.3 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 4.6 | ||
| 33Dan BurnD | 90 | 5.2 | ||
| 7JoelintonM | 64 | 5.9 | ||
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 55 | 6.5 | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonF | 81 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesF | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 20Anthony ElangaF | 64 | 8.5 | 2 | |
| 1Nick PopeG | – | – | ||
| 26John RuddyG | – | – | ||
| 58Aidan HarrisG | – | – | ||
| 4Sven BotmanD | 26 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Valentino LivramentoD | 45 | 5.5 | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyM | 26 | 6.5 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 35 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Yoane WissaF | – | – | ||
| 18William OsulaF | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | – | – | ||
| 62Sean NeaveF | – | – |