Barcelona vs Newcastle United Predictions - March 18, 2026

The winning club will have a chance to get through to the quarterfinals. Barcelona are likely to edge past Newcastle United in their upcoming UEFA Champions League clash 

Match info: UEFA Champions League R16 2^nd leg

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou, Catalonia

Date: Wednesday, 18^th March 2026

Time: 6:45pm Nigerian time

Camp Nou will stage an intriguing second-leg showdown between Barcelona and Newcastle United in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday night.

A 1-1 draw was played out at St James’ Park in last week’s first leg, with an 86th minute strike from Magpies winger Harvey Barnes cancelled out by a dramatic 96th-minute penalty from Barca sensation Lamine Yamal.

Head-to-head:

• Barcelona have won four of the six UEFA Champions League meetings between the two teams.

• Newcastle United recorded just one victory.

• The remaining clash ended in a draw.

• Barcelona scored 11 goals, while Newcastle hit the back of the net six times.

• The first leg ended 1-1.

• Barcelona are undefeated in their last five games.

• Newcastle United have won only two of their last five matches.

• The Magpies have failed to defeat Blaugrana in their last four attempts.

• Their last four encounters produced at least two goals.

Form:

• Barcelona in the Champions League: L-W-W-W-D

• Barcelona in all competitions: W-W-W-W-D

• Newcastle in the Champions League: W-D-W-W-D

• Newcastle in all competitions: L-W-L-D-W

Team News:

• Frenkie de Jong, Jules Kounde, Alejandro Balde, Jofre Torrents, Andreas Christensen and Toni Fernandez are not going to be in action for Barcelona. They are injured.

• Newcastle United will be without the services of Fabian Schar, Bruno Guimaraes, Lewis Miley and Emil Kraft due to their injuries.

Player(s) to watch:

• Raphinha is coming in after scoring a sensational hat-trick in the previous LaLiga fixture against Sevilla. It was a top performance by him and it is going to be an important aspect for FC Barcelona once again. Even though he has only scored a single goal in the Champions League this season, Raphinha is still going to be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence.

• Anthony Gordon will be looking to step up his game so that he can help his side stand a chance against the Balugrana. He is coming in after scoring a match-winning goal against Chelsea in the Premier League. In 11 UCL appearances this season, the Englishman has scored 10 goals and will be looking to add more to his tally.