Newcastle vs Barcelona
Ref: G. NybergSt. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · 52,758 cap
Match recap
Barcelona beat Newcastle 2–1 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Gordon scored for Newcastle; Rashford and Rashford replied for Barcelona. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.46 for Newcastle versus 1.31 for Barcelona. Newcastle sit 12th in the UEFA Champions League table while Barcelona are 5th.
First Half
Joelinton
Yellow Card
Burn
Yellow Card
45'
Martín
Yellow Card
Second Half
58'
⚽
Rashford
Assist: Koundé
⇄
Barnes
⇄
Joelinton
⇄
Schär
⇄
Elanga
67'
⚽
Rashford
69'
⇄
Cubarsí Paredes
70'
⇄
Lewandowski
75'
Fermín
Yellow Card
⇄
Trippier
81'
⇄
Rashford
81'
⇄
Martín
82'
de Jong
Yellow Card
90+3'
⇄
Fermín
90+7'
Casadó
Yellow Card
⚽
Gordon
Assist: Murphy
Match Statistics
NewcastleBarcelona
4Won
Statistical edge
4–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.46VS1.31
Attack2 · 4 won
10
Shots
19
6
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
14
3
Shots outside box
5
1
Shots off goal
8
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
36%
Possession
64%
282
Total passes
539
205
Accurate passes
462
73%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
6
1.30
Goals prevented
1.30
Newcastle
4-3-3
Barcelona
4-2-3-1
Newcastle
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 5F. SchärD
- 7JoelintonM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 10A. GordonF
- 11H. BarnesF
- 20A. ElangaF
- 21T. LivramentoD
- 33D. BurnD
- 39Bruno GuimarãesM
Substitutes
- 3L. HallD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 17E. KrafthD
- 18W. OsulaF
- 23J. MurphyM
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 28J. WillockM
- 31Max ThompsonG
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 37A. MurphyD
- 67L. MileyM
Barcelona
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4R. AraújoD
- 5Pau Cubarsí ParedesD
- 8PedriM
- 9R. LewandowskiF
- 11RaphinhaM
- 13Joan GarcíaG
- 14M. RashfordM
- 16FermínM
- 18Gerard MartínD
- 21F. de JongM
- 23J. KoundéD
Substitutes
- 7Ferran TorresF
- 15A. ChristensenD
- 17Marc CasadóM
- 20Dani OlmoM
- 22Marc BernalM
- 24Eric GarcíaD
- 25W. SzczęsnyG
- 26Jofre TorrentsD
- 28R. BardghjiF
- 29Toni FernándezF
- 31D. KochenG
Newcastle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Pope | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Gordon | F | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Fabian Schär | D | 63 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Elanga | F | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Harvey Barnes | F | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Valentino Livramento | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Bruno Guimarães(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Joelinton | M | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kieran Trippier | D | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Burn | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sandro Tonali | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Max Thompson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Krafth | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Miley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Murphy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Osula | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Hall | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ramsdale | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Murphy | M | 27 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Sven Botman | D | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Woltemade | F | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joe Willock | M | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Malick Thiaw | D | 27 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Barcelona
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Rashford | M | 82 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0/4 |
| Joan García | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pedri | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Frenkie de Jong | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Raphinha | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2/3 |
| Pau Cubarsí | D | 69 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronald Araújo(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerard Martín | D | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jules Koundé | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Fermín López | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Robert Lewandowski | F | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jofre Torrents | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toni Fernández | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bernal | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Kochen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roony Bardghji | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Casadó | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wojciech Szczęsny | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Olmo | M | 8 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Andreas Christensen | D | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric García | D | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferran Torres | F | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |