Barcelona and Newcastle United meet again in the Champions League Round of 16 on Wednesday, with the second leg taking place at the Camp Nou in what promises to be a huge European tie.
Barcelona come into this clash in excellent form. The Catalans are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions, most recently easing past Sevilla with a 5-2 victory in La Liga. Raphinha hit a hat-trick in that game, while Dani Olmo and Joao Cancelo were also on the scoresheet.
Their home form has been especially impressive. Barcelona have scored at least three goals in each of their last nine games at the Camp Nou, racking up 33 goals across that run.
Barcelona team news
Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde will both miss this match as they continue to recover from their respective injuries.
Frenkie de Jong is also ruled out, with his comeback not expected until late March, and Andreas Christensen remains unavailable as he continues his rehabilitation from an ACL problem.
Jofre Torrents and Toni Fernandez, who were both named on the bench for Barcelona earlier in the season, are sidelined too. Torrents is not due back until around May, while Fernandez is expected to return towards the end of March.
Gavi recently made his long-awaited return after almost seven months out, coming off the bench in the 82nd minute against Sevilla, and he is set to be in the Champions League squad again. However, he is still more likely to feature as a substitute rather than being thrown straight into the starting XI.
Marc Bernal started against Sevilla but could drop to the bench for this one. Casado in line to come back into the team from the outset.
Fermin Lopez and Lamine Yamal are also expected to be named in the starting lineup after making substitute appearances at the weekend.
Barcelona predicted lineup
Possible Barcelona starting XI: J. Garcia; Cancelo, Araujo, Cubarsi, Martin; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Fermin, Raphinha; Lewandowski
When will the match kick off?
The match will kick off at 5:45pm BST on Wednesday, 18th March.
How to watch Barcelona vs Newcastle?
For viewers in the UK, the Barcelona vs Newcastle Champions League Round of 16 second leg will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 2.
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