Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings | UEFA Champions League 2025/2026

Newcastle

A. Gordon 90'

Barcelona

M. Rashford 58'

M. Rashford 67'

UEFA Champions League 2025/2026

League Stage - 1

September 18, 2025 7:00pm

St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Key stats

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Newcastle 4-3-3

Barcelona 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

N. Pope

6.3

Joan García

8.7

Defenders

T. Livramento

6.9

Gerard Martín

6.6

D. Burn

6.2

Pau Cubarsí Paredes

7.0

F. Schär

7.2

R. Araújo

7.3

K. Trippier

6.3

J. Koundé

6.9

Midfielders

Joelinton

6.5

Pedri

7.3

S. Tonali

6.2

F. de Jong

7.2

Bruno Guimarães

6.6

M. Rashford

8.6

Fermín

6.3

Raphinha

6.9

Forwards

H. Barnes

6.9

R. Lewandowski

6.5

A. Gordon

7.6

A. Elanga

6.9

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Highest rating

7.6

A. Gordon

8.7

Joan García

Match Summary

On September 18, 2025 during the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League match, Newcastle faced off against Barcelona at St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. The game concluded with Barcelona securing a victory. With 35% possession, Newcastle versus Barcelona's 65% and shots on goal at 5 to 5. Barcelona had 86% successful passes (of 535 passes) over Newcastle which had 73% successful passes (of 280 passes). The outstanding efforts by A. Gordon and Joan García played a key role.

Lineup

4-3-3

4-2-3-1

Pope

6.3

Played:
95Min

Saves:
1 of 3

Accurate passes:
9/15

Won duels:
0/1

Trippier

6.3

Played:
76Min

Tackles:
4

Accurate passes:
21/30

Won duels:
5/10

Schär

7.2

Played:
63Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
4

Accurate passes:
10/14

Won duels:
3/6

Burn

6.2

Played:
95Min

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
19/24

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/11

Dribbles:
0/1

Livramento

6.9

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
23/32

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
1/2

Guimarães

6.6

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
25/33

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/11

Dribbles:
1/1

Tonali

6.2

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
22/36

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
4/9

Joelinton

6.5

Played:
62Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
13/19

Won duels:
5/8

Elanga

6.9

Played:
63Min

Accurate passes:
9/12

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
0/3

Gordon

7.6

Played:
95Min

Accurate passes:
14/16

Won duels:
3/7

Dribbles:
1/3

Barnes

6.9

Played:
62Min

Accurate passes:
5/8

Lewandowski

6.5

Played:
70Min

Accurate passes:
7/8

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/7

Rashford

8.6

Played:
82Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
29/38

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
3/9

Dribbles:
0/4

Fermín

6.3

Played:
93Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
25/31

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/13

Dribbles:
0/2

Raphinha

6.9

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
27/37

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
5/8

Dribbles:
2/3

Pedri

7.3

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
83/90

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
9/12

Dribbles:
2/3

Jong

7.2

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
80/81

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
2/2

Martín

6.6

Played:
81Min

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
3

Accurate passes:
24/32

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/3

Dribbles:
1/1

Paredes

7.0

Played:
69Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
40/45

Won duels:
4/6

Araújo

7.3

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
34/40

Won duels:
5/8

Koundé

6.9

Played:
95Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
36/43

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/11

Dribbles:
2/2

García

8.7

Played:
95Min

Saves:
4 of 5

Accurate passes:
19/27

Key passes:
1

Substitutes

Coach

Eddie Howe

Willock

6.3

Played:
33Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
5/7

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Woltemade

6.5

Played:
33Min

Accurate passes:
4/6

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/3

Thiaw

6.2

Played:
32Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
12/14

Won duels:
1/3

Dribbles:
1/1

Murphy

6.9

Played:
32Min

Accurate passes:
6/7

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
2/3

Thompson

Ramsdale

Hall

Botman

6.3

Played:
19Min

Accurate passes:
7/7

Won duels:
1/2

Krafth

Murphy

Miley

Osula

Coach

Hansi Flick

Szczęsny

Kochen

Christensen

6.2

Played:
25Min

Accurate passes:
7/8

García

6.5

Played:
14Min

Accurate passes:
11/14

Won duels:
2/2

Torrents

Casadó

Played:
2Min

Accurate passes:
3/3

Olmo

6.6

Played:
13Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
9/9

Won duels:
2/2

Dribbles:
1/1

Bernal

Fernández

Torres

6.3

Played:
26Min

Accurate passes:
2/5

Won duels:
2/3

Bardghji

Stats

Ball Possession

Newcastle: 35%

Barcelona: 65%

Total Shots

Newcastle: 8

Barcelona: 19

Shots on Goal

Newcastle: 5

Barcelona: 5

Corner Kicks

Newcastle: 6

Barcelona: 4

Offsides

Newcastle: 3

Barcelona: 0

Fouls

Newcastle: 11

Barcelona: 11

Yellow Cards

Newcastle: 2

Barcelona: 3

Red Cards

Newcastle: 0

Barcelona: 0

Total Passes

Newcastle: 280

Barcelona: 535

Goals Prevented

Newcastle: 1

Barcelona: 1

Passes Accuracy

Newcastle: 204 (73%)

Barcelona: 460 (86%)

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Newcastle vs Barcelona

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline