Barcelona welcome Newcastle this evening in the Champions League. Catch every moment from Camp Nou with our real-time updates…
Newcastle have the opportunity to pull off a significant surprise when they challenge Barcelona tonight.
The Premier League outfit had the upper hand in the Champions League round-of-16, first leg encounter at St James’ Park and held a 1-0 advantage until the final moments when Barcelona secured a tie thanks to Lamine Yamal’s spot-kick.
Newcastle secured a 1-0 victory at Chelsea on Saturday and are set to travel to Camp Nou with high spirits.
Barcelona have emerged victorious in five of their most recent six contests across all competitions and defeated Sevilla 5-2 over the weekend.
How to view Barcelona v Newcastle: TV channel, real-time digital broadcasts
The match commences on Wednesday at 17:45 GMT (12:45 ET / 09:45 PT). In the UK, the direct broadcast is on TNT Sports 2 and the Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports is priced at £30.99 a month, encompassing Eurosport and leisure content, and is accessible across numerous platforms including smart TVs and video game systems.
From March 26, TNT Sports broadcasts will transition from Discovery Plus to HBO Max.
For viewing in other regions of the world, click HERE to locate your regional broadcaster.
Barcelona v Newcastle statistics
- Barcelona have advanced in 10 of their 15 prior Champions League two-match fixtures against English teams, while Newcastle have claimed one victory and suffered two defeats in their three prior two-game encounters against Spanish clubs
- The Blaugrana have won their last five Champions League last 16 matchups against English teams and 15 of their last 16 ties at this stage of the tournament altogether
- They have won 23 of their 29 UEFA two-match contests after the first away leg ended in a draw, including 11 of 14 when that first leg concluded with a 1-1 score
- Barca have found the net in 28 of their last 29 Champions League matches but have not prevented opponents from scoring in their last 12 in the tournament
- Yamal is on the verge of matching Kylian Mbappe’s milestone of 10 Champions League goals prior to turning 19
- Newcastle have suffered defeat in four of their five preceding away games against Spanish clubs
- Their sole success en route was a 3-0 triumph at Mallorca in the return leg of a 2003/04 UEFA Cup fourth round fixture
- The Magpies have been defeated in the second leg of only one of their last ten two-match European encounters (W7 D2)
- Only Paris Saint-Germain (85) had generated more shots on target in this season’s competition than Newcastle (74) prior to the commencement of the last-16 return fixtures
- Atalanta (482) are the only team to have achieved more ball retentions than Newcastle (473)