Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona — Champions League, 18 Sep 2025
Barcelona beat Newcastle 2-1 in the Champions League on 18 September 2025 at St. James' Park, Newcastle. Marcus Rashford, Anthony Gordon got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 28'Foul
- 45'Foul
- 45+2'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 0-158'assist: Jules Koundé
- 62'
- 62'
- 63'F. Scharout: Malick Thiaw
- 63'
- 0-267'
- 69'out: F. Torres
- 70'
- 75'Foul
- 76'
- 81'
- 81'
- 82'Foul
- 1-290'assist: Jacob Murphy
- 90+3'
- 90+7'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Newcastle
- 7.9Nicholas PopeG
- 7.6Anthony GordonF
- 7.2Fabian SchärD
- 7.0Jacob MurphyM
- 6.9Sven BotmanD
- 6.9Anthony ElangaF
- 6.9Harvey BarnesF
- 6.6Bruno GuimarãesM
- 6.6Valentino LivramentoD
- 6.5JoelintonM
- 6.5Nick WoltemadeF
- 6.3Daniel BurnD
- 6.3Kieran TrippierD
- 6.3Joseph WillockM
- 6.2Sandro TonaliM
- 6.2Malick ThiawD
Barcelona
- 8.9Marcus RashfordM
- 8.9Joan GarcíaG
- 7.3PedriM
- 7.3RaphinhaM
- 7.3Frenkie de JongM
- 7.2Pau CubarsíD
- 7.2Dani OlmoM
- 7.2Ronald AraújoD
- 6.9Jules KoundéD
- 6.9Gerard MartínD
- 6.7Fermín LópezM
- 6.5Andreas ChristensenD
- 6.5Eric GarcíaD
- 6.5Robert LewandowskiF
- 6.2Ferran TorresF
Line-ups
Substitutes
NewcastleEddie Howe
Substitutes
- 28Joseph Willock62'M6.3
- 17E. KrafthD
- 23Jacob Murphy63'M7.0
- 32Aaron RamsdaleG
- 4S. Botman76'D6.9
- 27Nick Woltemade62'F6.5
- 12Malick Thiaw63'D6.2
- 31M. ThompsonG
- 3Lewis HallD
- 18William OsulaF
- 37Alex MurphyD
- 67L. MileyM
BarcelonaHansi Flick
Substitutes
- 24E. Garcia81'D6.5
- 25W. SzczesnyG
- 7F. Torres69'F6.2
- 20D. Olmo81'M7.2
- 15Andreas Christensen70'D6.5
- 17M. Casado90+3'M
- 28R. BardghjiF
- 31Diego KochenG
- 22M. BernalM
- 29T. FernandezF
- 26J. TorrentsD
Team statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Pope | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Anthony Gordon | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Fabian Schär | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jacob Murphy | 27 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Sven Botman | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Anthony Elanga | 63 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Harvey Barnes | 62 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Bruno Guimarães | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Valentino Livramento | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Joelinton | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Nick Woltemade | 28 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Daniel Burn | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Kieran Trippier | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Joseph Willock | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Sandro Tonali | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Malick Thiaw | 27 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Barcelona
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Rashford | 82 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 8.9 |
| Joan García | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 8.9 |
| Pedri | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Raphinha | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Frenkie de Jong | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Pau Cubarsí | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Dani Olmo | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Ronald Araújo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jules Koundé | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Gerard Martín | 81 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Fermín López | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | 6.7 |
| Andreas Christensen | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Eric García | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ferran Torres | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |