Newcastle United 1-2 FC Barcelona: result and report
Champions League · Thursday 18 September 2025
Result
Newcastle United 1-2 FC Barcelona
Champions League · Thursday 18 September 2025, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
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Newcastle United 1-2 FC Barcelona: match report
Newcastle United were beaten by FC Barcelona 1-2 in the Champions League on Thursday 18 September 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring in the 58th minute. Newcastle United's goal came from Anthony Gordon (90'). FC Barcelona scored through Marcus Rashford (58') and Marcus Rashford (67').
Discipline: Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards; FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards.
This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Newcastle United lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Barcelona in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Marcus Rashford of FC Barcelona (8.5), ahead of Joan García (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Newcastle United wins, 0 draws and 2 for FC Barcelona.
Key events
- 28'Yellow card · Joelinton
- 45'Yellow card · Gerard Martín
- 45+2'Yellow card · Dan Burn
- 58'Goal · Marcus Rashford
- 67'Goal · Marcus Rashford
- 75'Yellow card · Fermín López
- 82'Yellow card · Frenkie de Jong
- 90'Goal · Anthony Gordon
- 90+7'Yellow card · Marc Casadó
Head-to-head
Team news
Newcastle United line-up (4-3-3)
Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schär, Dan Burn, Tino Livramento, Bruno Guimarães, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton, Anthony Elanga, Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes
FC Barcelona line-up (4-2-3-1)
Joan García, Jules Koundé, Ronald Araujo, Pau Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, Raphinha, Fermín López, Marcus Rashford, Robert Lewandowski