Overview
- Kick-off is 20:00 GMT at St James' Park, with live coverage in the UK on Amazon Prime Video.
- Newcastle make their first Champions League knockout appearance after a 9–3 playoff win over Qarabag, with Eddie Howe calling the tie one of the club’s biggest recent matches.
- The hosts are without Bruno Guimarães, Fabian Schär, Emil Krafth and Lewis Miley, though Tino Livramento has returned to the squad.
- Barcelona travel in strong form at the top of La Liga but are missing Alejandro Balde, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Jules Koundé and Andreas Christensen, having won 2-1 at St James' Park in September.
- Marco Guida is the referee with Daniele Chiffi as VAR for the first leg.