"Newcastle will aim for revenge when they take on Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie tonight. The Tynesiders were beaten 2-1 at St James' Park in the league phase in September with Marcus Rashford scoring twice for the visitors."
"Barcelona have won their last four in all competitions, including a 1-0 victory at Athletic Bilbao at the weekend to maintain their four-point lead over Real Madrid in La Liga."
"Barcelona have faced English opposition 33 times in the knockout stages of the Champions League, winning 10 of their last 12 matches since 2014. Barcelona have progressed from each of their last five Champions League last-16 ties against English sides, most recently in February 2018 against Chelsea (4-1 on aggregate)."
Newcastle hosts Barcelona in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg tonight at 8pm UK time on Amazon Prime Video. Newcastle lost 2-1 to Barcelona at St James' Park during the league phase in September, with Marcus Rashford scoring twice. Barcelona arrives in strong form, winning their last four matches across all competitions, including a 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao to maintain a four-point lead in La Liga. Newcastle advanced to this stage with a routine win over Qarabag in the play-offs. Historically, Barcelona holds a significant advantage, winning four of five previous European meetings against Newcastle, with the Magpies' only victory coming in 1997.
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