A historic clash awaits St James’ Park on Tuesday night, as Newcastle host Barcelona in their first ever Round of 16 UEFA Champions League tie.

The Magpies have struggled lately and will arrive here having been dumped out of the FA Cup by Manchester City last weekend.

Manager Eddie Howe’s side are 12th in the Premier League and have won just one of their last six domestic home matches.

They have, however, won all of their European home matches since losing to Tuesday’s visitors on matchday one of this competition.

Barcelona will arrive on Tyneside having flown straight from Bilbao, where they defeated Athletic Club on Saturday night.

Manager Hansi Flick’s side are top of the La Liga table and have won 21 of their last 24 competitive matches across all competitions.

Their superior goal difference saw them finish sixth in the League Phase table, meaning that they qualified for this stage of the tournament automatically.

Newcastle, meanwhile, enjoyed no more than a warm-weather training session over in Azerbaijan, where they defeated Qarabag 6-1.

It was the first leg of their Knockout-Playoff match, which the Premier League side won by a 9-3 aggregate score.

What are the best bets for Newcastle vs Barcelona?

Barcelona to win

Back Barcelona to win, it really is that simple, and I say that as a season ticket holder at St James’ Park.

Perhaps it’s cliche but I have absolutely no idea what to expect from Newcastle in this match, other than they will almost certainly concede goals.

Five of Newcastle’s last 10 competitive home matches have seen them concede at least three goals, whilst four of the remaining five saw them concede twice.

Barcelona defeated Newcastle without Lamine Yamal last time, and with him back in the side against an out-of-form defence, I can’t see anything other than a Barcelona win.

Lamine Yamal to score or assist

Take Yamal to score or assist, as he has recorded seven Champions League goal contributions so far this season.

He has also recorded 23 La Liga goal contributions across 23 La Liga appearances this season.

Anthony Gordon to score or assist

Newcastle’s best chance of a goal looks to be through Anthony Gordon, as only Kylian Mbappe has contributed to more Champions League goals than him this season.

Where can I watch Newcastle vs Barcelona?

Paramount+, TUDN USA, UniMás, TUDN.com. Univision NOW, TUDN App, ViX, and SiriusXM FC are all of the places to see this match live in the United States. Kick-off is at 16:00 EST on Tuesday, March 10.

Supporters in the United Kingdom can watch this game live and exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

What is Newcastle’s current form?

L-W-L-W-L

What is Barcelona’s current form?

L-W-W-W-W

What were the results of the latest five head-to-head matches between Newcastle and Barcelona?

18/09/25 – Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona (Champions League – League Phase)

19/03/03 – Newcastle 0-2 Barcelona (Champions League – Second Stage)

11/12/02 – Barcelona 3-1 Newcastle (Champions League – Second Stage)

26/11/97 – Barcelona 1-0 Newcastle (Champions League – Group Stage)

17/09/97 – Newcastle 3-2 Barcelona (Champions League – Group Stage)

What is Newcastle’s predicted team?

Ramsdale – Livramento, Thiaw, Burn, Hall – Tonali, Ramsey, Joelinton – Elanga, Gordon, Barnes

Injured: Guimaraes, Miley, Krafth

Doubt:

What is Barcelona’s predicted team?

Garcia – Cancelo, Garcia, Cubarsi, Martin – Bernal, Olmo – Yamal, Lopez, Raphinha – Lewandoski

Injured: Balde, Kounde, Fernandez, De Jong, Torrents, Christensen
Doubt: Gavi

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