Newcastle United vs Barcelona: Champions League – team news, start, lineups
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The Magpies face a formidable task as they host star-studded Barcelona for the first leg of their last 16 clash.
Who: Newcastle United vs BarcelonaWhat: Champions League last 16, first legWhere: St James’ Park, Newcastle, EnglandWhen: Tuesday, March 10 at 8pm (20:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 17:00 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.
Newcastle United will make only their second appearance in the Champions League last 16 when La Liga leaders arrive on Tyneside for a highly anticipated first leg clash.
For the first time since 2002-03, when they reached the second group phase, Newcastle are one of the 16 clubs remaining in a Champions League campaign.
But having eased past Azerbaijani underdogs Qarabag in the playoff round, Newcastle – currently languishing in 12th place in the Premier League – will have to make a significant step up in class to stun Hansi Flick’s star-studded Barcelona team.
The Catalan club come into the game off the back of a hard-fought win over Athletic Bilbao at the weekend that restored their four-point lead at the top of La Liga.
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