"The Blaugrana, having taken the lead in the game, had to withdraw key defender Eric Garcia with what appears to be an injury. The Barça No. 24 had not started the first leg against Newcastle at St James' Park last week due to a muscular overload."
"But, just 20 minutes into the match, the Spanish defender seemed to have aggravated his overload and was no longer able to continue on the pitch. As such, he asked for a substitution, with Ronald Araujo coming onto the field to replace the injured defender."
"Meanwhile, Newcastle United have once again equalised minutes after Eric's substitution, with Anthony Elanga cancelling out the goals scored by Raphinha and Marc Bernal."
FC Barcelona faced a setback during their UEFA Champions League clash against Newcastle United when key defender Eric Garcia was forced to leave the pitch due to injury. Garcia had previously suffered from muscular overload and missed the first leg at St James' Park, though he returned to the squad against Sevilla. Manager Hansi Flick started him in the must-win match at right-back, but Garcia aggravated his condition after just 20 minutes and requested substitution. Ronald Araujo replaced him on the field. Newcastle equalized shortly after through Anthony Elanga, canceling out earlier goals from Raphinha and Marc Bernal.
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