LIVE – Barcelona v Newcastle: Commentary, updates, goals and stats from Camp Nou
Barcelona host Newcastle tonight in the Champions League. Follow all the action from Camp Nou with our live commentary...
Newcastle have the chance to cause a major upset when they take on Barcelona this evening.
The Premier League side enjoyed the better of the Champions League round-of-16, first leg clash at St James’ Park and led 1-0 until the closing seconds when Barcelona snatched a draw thanks to Lamine Yamal’s penalty.
Newcastle won 1-0 at Chelsea on Saturday and will head to Camp Nou in confident mood.
Barcelona have won five of their last six games in all competitions and saw off Sevilla 5-2 at the weekend.
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Where to watch Barcelona v Newcastle: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Wednesday is at 17:45 GMT (12:45 ET / 09:45 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on TNT Sports 2 and the Discovery Plus app.
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Barcelona v Newcastle stats
- Barcelona have progressed in 10 of their 15 previous Champions League two-legged ties against English opposition, while Newcastle have won one and lost two of their three previous two-legged ties against Spanish clubs
- The Blaugrana have won their last five Champions League round of 16 ties against English teams and 15 of their last 16 ties at this stage of the competition overall
- They have won 23 of their 29 UEFA two-legged ties after drawing the first leg away, including 11 of 14 when that first leg finished 1-1
- Barca have scored in 28 of their last 29 Champions League matches but have not kept a clean sheet in their last 12 in the competition
- Yamal is one goal away from equalling Kylian Mbappe’s record of 10 Champions League goals before the age of 19
- Newcastle have lost four of their five previous away matches against Spanish clubs
- Their only along the way was a 3-0 win at Mallorca in the second leg of a 2003/04 UEFA Cup fourth round tie
- The Magpies have lost the second leg in one of their last ten two-legged European ties (W7 D2)
- Only Paris Saint-Germain (85) had produced more attempts on target in this season’s competition than Newcastle (74) before the start of the last-16 second legs
- Atalanta (482) are the only side to have made more ball recoveries than Newcastle (473)