Updated 18 September 2025, after full time.
Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona in the Champions League at St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne on 18 September 2025. Scorers: Anthony Gordon for Newcastle; Marcus Rashford ×2 for Barcelona. In their last 2 meetings, Newcastle have won 0, Barcelona 1, with 1 draw.
Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona was the final score in the Champions League on Thursday 18 September 2025 at St. James' Park. Scorers: Anthony Gordon for Newcastle; Marcus Rashford (2) for Barcelona. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Newcastle vs Barcelona was played at St. James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne on Thursday 18 September 2025, the home ground of Newcastle, which holds 52,409 people. It finished Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona in the Champions League, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
Newcastle have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 9, with results reading L L W L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-1 defeat at home to Everton in the Premier League on 2 November.
Barcelona have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 18 and conceding 10, with results reading W W L L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 6-1 win at home to Alaves in the La Liga on 31 October.
Across the last 2 meetings Newcastle have won 0, Barcelona have won 1 and 1 was drawn, with Newcastle scoring 3 goals to Barcelona's 8. The most recent was FC Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle United on 18 March 2026 in the Champions League.
Nico González leads Newcastle with 21 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 2.1 a game, the most of any Newcastle player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Newcastle player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Raphinha leads Barcelona with 11 goals across their last 10 games, 1.1 a game, the most of any Barcelona player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Barcelona player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Glenn Nyberg refereed Newcastle vs Barcelona, averaging 24.3 fouls and 4.0 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.25 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Champions League | FC Barcelona vs Newcastle United | 7-2 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Champions League | Newcastle United vs FC Barcelona | 1-1 |
| Stat | Newcastle | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 36% | 64% |
| Shots | 10 | 19 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 5 |
| Corners | 6 | 4 |
| Fouls | 11 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Tackles | 13 | 18 |
| Passes | 285 | 540 |
Newcastle: A. Gordon 90'. Barcelona: M. Rashford 58', M. Rashford 67'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.3 | 11 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.7 | 14 of 20 |
| Shots | 12.6 | 14 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.2 | 17 of 20 |
| Fouls | 12 | 8 of 20 |
| Tackles | 12.7 | 19 of 20 |
| Passes | 423.3 | 12 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.4 | 12 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 4.2 | 1 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.1 | 5 of 20 |
| Shots | 20.2 | 1 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 8.1 | 1 of 20 |
| Fouls | 10.6 | 17 of 20 |
| Tackles | 16.3 | 12 of 20 |
| Passes | 704.4 | 1 of 20 |
| Corners | 6.8 | 2 of 20 |