Barcelona vs Newcastle: Confirmed teams and full lineups in Champions League last 16

Barcelona and Newcastle have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at Camp Nou in the second leg of the 2025/26 Champions League round of 16.

The five-time European champions earned a 1-1 draw in the first leg at St James’ Park, Lamine Yamal converting a 96th-minute penalty in reply to Harvey Barnes’ goal 10 minutes earlier.

The winners of the tie will face Atletico Madrid or Tottenham in the quarter-finals in April. Those teams meet in London later on Wednesday (20:00 GMT), when the Spanish side will start 5-2 ahead.

101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Barcelona vs Newcastle in the Champions League, as well as details on how to watch.

Barcelona confirmed starting team vs Newcastle

Hansi Flick did spring one surprise with veteran Pole Robert Lewandowski preferred in attack to Ferran Torres.

Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde are out with thigh injuries, as is fellow defender Andreas Christensen (knee). Midfielder Frenkie De Jong has a hamstring problem.

Marc Casado, Fermin Lopez, Gerard Martin and Yamal are a booking away from suspensions.

Barcelona starting XI: Joan Garcia; Eric, Cubarsi, Martin, Cancelo; Pedri, Bernal, Fermin; Yamal, Raphinha, Lewandowski

Barca substitutes: Araujo, Gavi, Torres, Rashford, Casado, Olmo, Szczesny, Roony, Kochen, Cortes, Espart, Tommy

Newcastle confirmed starting team vs Barcelona

Anthony Gordon continues in attack with Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa on the bench. Tino Livramento is on the bench.

Midfielder Bruno Guimaraes (hamstring) and defender Fabian Schar (ankle) are injured.

Joe Willock, Dan Burn and Joelinton will incur European bans if they are booked.

Newcastle starting XI: Ramsdale; Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Joelinton, Tonali, Ramsey; Elanga, Barnes, Gordon

Newcastle substitutes: Pope, Ruddy, Harris, Botman, Wissa, Osula, Livramento, J Murphy, Woltemade, Willock, A Murphy, Neave

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.

TNT Sports costs £30.99 a month, including Eurosport and entertainment and available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

From March 26, TNT Sports streaming will switch from Discovery Plus to HBO Max.

To watch elsewhere in the world, click HERE to find your local rights holder.

Barcelona vs 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)