These are the confirmed lineups for Newcastle vs Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League. The Magpies have started their league season off with a decent run, marred by the transfer saga of Alexander Isak and the late arrival of replacement Nick Woltenmade. Their opponents are scoring for fun but sit two points behind Real Madrid in the table but will be without starlet Lamine Yamal for this one.
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Newcastle Team News
Nick Pope starts in goal with Kieran Tripper, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn, and Tino Livramento. Sandro Tonali is in midfield with Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton. Anthony Gordon leads the line with Joelinton and Anthony Elanga.
Notable Changes
Back to type for Eddie Howe with Gordon back available. Woltemade misses out despite scoring on his debut.
Barcelona Team News
Joan Garcia starts in goal with a back line of Araujo, Pau Cubarsi, Jules Kounde, and Gerard Martin. Pedri, Frenkie de Jong, and Fermin Lopez are in midfield with Robert Lewandowski, Marcus Rashford, and Raphinha up front.
Notable Changes
A few changes from the weekend win over Valencia as Lewandowski leads the line instead of Ferran Torres. There’s no space for Roony Bardghji as he’s replaced by Raphinha while Cubarsi gets a new partner in the back line. Frenkie comes in for Casado to pair up with Pedri.
Newcastle Squad
- Nick Pope
- Aaron Ramsdale
- Kieran Trippier
- Sven Botman
- Fabian Schar
- Malick Thiaw
- Emil Krafth
- Tino Livramento
- Dan Burn
- Joelinton
- Sandro Tonali
- Joe Willock
- Bruno Guimaraes
- Jacob Ramsey
- Yoane Wissa
- Anthony Gordon
- Harvey Barnes
- William Osula
- Anthony Elanga
- Jacob Murphy
- Nick Woltemade
Barcelona Squad
- Marc-Andre ter Stegen
- Joan Garcia
- Wojciech Szczesny
- Alejandro Balde
- Ronald Araujo
- Pau Cubarsi
- Andreas Christensen
- Marc Casado
- Gerard Martin
- Jules Kounde
- Eric Garcia
- Gavi
- Pedri
- Frenkie de Jong
- Marc Bernal
- Ferran Torres Robert Lewandowski
- Lamine Yamal
- Raphinha
- Marcus Rashford
- Fermin Lopez
- Dani Olmo
- Roony Bardghji
(Both squads taken from UEFA.com)
Stay tuned for the confirmed lineups for Newcastle vs Barcelona in Champions League action. There will be news as well as dicussions on who started, who misses out, and what alterations each manager could make. Keep your eyes on this one to see who wins the battle of the 4-3-3 setups.
