Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle United Live Scores & Match Info UEFA Champions League 2026

Match Report: Barcelona vs Newcastle United
UEFA Champions League
Round of 16 • 5:45pm, Wednesday 18th March 2026
Barcelona
7 - 2
Newcastle United
  • Raphinha (6', 72')
  • M. Bernal (18')
  • L. Yamal (45+7' pen)
  • F. López (51')
  • R. Lewandowski (56', 61')
  • A. Elanga (15', 28')
Spotify Camp Nou • Attendance: 56,662
Match Statistics
62.8%
Possession
37.2%
18
Shots
8
13
Shots on Target
5
3
Big Chances Missed
0
6
Corners
2
401
Accurate Passes
199
87.4%
Passing Accuracy
74%
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
Lineups & Substitutions
FC Barcelona
13J. Garcia82'
24E. Garcia22'
5P. Cubarsí44'
18G. Martín Langreo18'
2J. Cancelo66'
22M. Bernal18'⚽
8Pedri
10L. Yamal52'⚽ 61'
16F. López51'⚽ 67'
11Raphinha (C)6'⚽ 72'⚽
9R. Lewandowski56'⚽ 61'⚽
Substitutes
25W. Szczesny82'
4R. Araújo22'
7F. Torres66'
20D. Olmo67'
42X. Espart66'
Newcastle United
32A. Ramsdale
2K. Trippier (C)45'
12M. Thiaw
33D. Burn
3L. Hall15'
41J. Ramsey
7Joelinton64'
8S. Tonali55'
20A. Elanga15'⚽ 28'⚽
10A. Gordon81'
11H. Barnes28'
Substitutes
21V. Livramento45'
28J. Willock55'
4S. Botman64'
23J. Murphy64'
18W. Osula81'
Match Officials
Referee:Francois Letexier
Fourth Official:Jeremie Pignard
VAR:Bram van Driessche
Assistant VAR:Jerome Brisard
Head To Head
MetricsBarcelonaNewcastle
Played3333
Wins2002
Draws11
Score10441

Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle United - UEFA Champions League Match Highlight 18 Mar 2026

This one… honestly, it felt unreal after a point. Like, you blink and there’s another goal. FC Barcelona vs Newcastle United and yeah, it turned into a full-on demolition.

Barcelona started fast. Really fast. Quick passes, sharp movement, and suddenly they were already ahead. Then another goal followed… and another. It just didn’t stop. Newcastle looked completely overwhelmed, trying to keep up but always a step behind.

To be fair, Newcastle did have their moments. They grabbed a goal, tried to push forward, and for a brief second, it felt like maybe they could fight back.

Didn’t last.

Barcelona kept attacking like they weren’t even thinking about slowing down. Every move looked dangerous. One-touch football, perfect timing, clean finishes… it was just flowing.

Second half? Same story. Even when Newcastle scored again, Barcelona just responded instantly. No panic, no drop in intensity.

By the time it hit seven… yeah, the game was long gone. Crowd buzzing, players enjoying it.

Final whistle came almost as a relief.