Champions League: Newcastle 1 Barcelona 1ALAN Shearer predicted goals and Tino Asprilla came to see them but they were kept waiting until a late flurry left Newcastle with work to do in the Catalan capital next week. Newcastle United's Harvey Barnes (centre) celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game with teammates. Newcastle continued to be guided with hearts rather than heads and were guilty of getting regularly caught out by Barcelona's well-drilled offside trap to prematurely halt promising situations. Osula put himself about well, and narrowly failed to reach an inviting Anthony Elanga centre across the face of goal in a late flourish to a half where Newcastle noticeably faded. Robert Lewandowski was anonymous for more than an hour, but he almost remedied that as the final 20 minutes approached.

Source: Irish Examiner March 10, 2026 22:19 UTC