Champions League Round of 16 underway
The Champions League knockout phase is here, with Newcastle United facing Barcelona today at St. James’ Park [https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/matches/mens-team/newcastle-united-v-barcelona-uefa-champions-league-20260310]. Other key matches today include Galatasaray vs Liverpool and Atalanta vs Bayern Munich [http://cbssports.com/soccer/champions-league/scoreboard/20260310/?layout=compact]. What's Newcastle's recent record against Barcelona?
Newcastle and Barcelona have only met five times in Champions League history, with Barcelona winning four. Newcastle's sole victory was a 3-2 win in September 1997, thanks to a Faustino Asprilla hat-trick. Their most recent match was in the league phase in September 2025, with Barcelona winning 2-1. The Champions League knockout phase involves the top 24 teams from the league phase. Teams finishing 9th-24th entered a play-off round, while the top 8 teams received a bye to the round of 16. Each knockout tie, excluding the final, is played over two legs, with the team scoring the most aggregate goals advancing. Galatasaray and Liverpool have a history of six matches, with Galatasaray winning three and Liverpool winning one. They first met in February 2002. Galatasaray beat Liverpool 1-0 in their most recent encounter in September 2025. Atalanta and Bayern Munich are facing each other for the first time in European competition. Atalanta has a good recent record against German teams, winning four of their last five encounters since 2024. Bayern Munich has won eleven of their last twelve round of 16 encounters.
