Newcastle 1 Barcelona 2: Is Rashford back? Should Schar have come off sooner? Are Flick’s side contenders?
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“Barcelona opened up their 2025-26 Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win at St James’ Park against Newcastle United. The opening 45 minutes were very much a half of two halves. Newcastle, in typical fashion, started aggressively, with the front three pressing the Barcelona defence and winning possession in some promising positions, to the delight of the home fans. The pace of Anthony Elanga, in particular, was a consistently dangerous outlet for Eddie Howe’s side, with their best chance of the half coming when he motored down the right flank and crossed for Harvey Barnes, whose shot was saved. …”
NY Times/The Athletic