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00:00I think Volta Marder off the bench has got something to say in this game.
00:04All right, the players are going to back out to the pitch, which means it's time for the second half.
00:07So let's hand you back up to your commentary team, Ali and Darren.
00:10Thank you, Laura. And if we're just watching those replays, I mean, our opinion is that the Berg one's worse than the one on Bruno Guimarães.
00:16I think sure. Yeah. I think sure.
00:18Doesn't make us popular with a new captain's match, but that's the way we see it.
00:21But to follow, I don't want either of them to say no.
00:24Not on a nightline list, no. And I think, you know, that's been a good feature this week in the Champions League.
00:29The referees, whether it's... Yeah, absolutely.
00:31They've all let the game go, haven't they? Yeah, they have.
00:33The three that we've witnessed so far.
00:35Well, Bayern choose the referee, let the game go indeed last night at Anfield, very much the same.
00:40Yeah, I agree with that. And I think the game's better for it.
00:42Yes. Yeah, especially when you pick what's at stake in a competition like this.
00:47So just looking down there, no changes. You'd expect to see Nick Volta Marder at some stage.
00:52And just looking at the Barcelona bench, where they've got the likes of Danny Albo,
00:56Ferran Torres has got a great goal-scoring record against Newcastle
01:01when he was a Manchester City player.
01:03Yeah. And if you were a follower of trends,
01:05then Barcelona might be a pick this season.
01:07Quarter-final losing in 2024, semi-final losers back in April.
01:12So you wonder whether this is the season they can take the final step and get to the final.
01:17If firepower wins you the Champions League, they can do it.
01:20It's just the other end where the concerns might be.
01:22That's exactly what I think.
01:25I think there's a lot of teams with fantastic firepower, I really do.
01:29I think Arsenal might be the best defensively.
01:33I know Liverpool lost two last night, but I thought the centre-backs were pretty solid.
01:37I just think in the tournament itself, Arsenal might be the best defensively.
01:41There's that restart that we see these days.
01:44I remember managers in the 1980s used to be criticised for that kind of stuff.
01:49Now it's very much in vogue, isn't it?
01:51If Hansi Flick can do it at Barcelona and things like that.
01:54Seems to be OK at Newcastle.
01:57I think he could walk across the time though, couldn't Eddie, the job he's done here.
02:02He's done a fantastic job, really likable guy as well.
02:06Do you know what, I think the way he handled himself,
02:08that crisis situation around the East, that was brilliant over the summer.
02:11But you know something, I didn't really expect anything else from Tina Tripp.
02:15Absolutely.
02:17So the second half underway, this is Martín, one of the players who was booked in the first half.
02:22Now Marcus Rashford, who's lost that battle against Kieran Tripp here so far in the main.
02:26Yeah, the dummy aside, where he showed him a clean pair of legs, I think Tripp has more than handled it.
02:35You would expect, Ali, wouldn't you, Newcastle to try and make the kind of start in the second half
02:39that they made in the first one, they were very, very intense for the first ten or fifteen minutes.
02:43Yeah, absolutely were.
02:45I think that would be the plan, and the server looks like Gordon's going to close down there.
02:49Absolutely.
02:50As Dan Byrne said it, doesn't lack for aggression.
02:56Tino Libermento.
03:00As he barns across, that's the first corner.
03:05He does really advance because he knows he's going to get blocked, he knows he's going to hear McCormer.
03:11The challenge coming in from Araujo.
03:14Newcastle attacking the spiritual end here at St James' Park in the second half, the famous Gallagate end of the stadium.
03:23And you wonder whether that can have an impact on their chances of scoring a goal, Burns gone right in there on the goalkeeper again.
03:31Set pieces for Newcastle tonight haven't been great, let's see if they can be better in the second half.
03:35There's a whole gaggle around the keeper.
03:37Corner taken by Ilanga, Burn the target, flicks on and flicked wide by Joel Linton.
03:44That's the first one tonight that's really caused Barcelona a problem.
03:49Well it worked a treat didn't it, they just put it into that area.
03:52Dan Byrne jumps, Joel Linton comes in behind him, just can't direct it.
03:57He gets up well ahead of Kubarsi.
04:02On the target it's a goal, I think, Fletch.
04:06He's got a couple of Champions League goals, Joel Linton.
04:10Newcastle attacking again with Barnes, that's a good block by Araujo.
04:14Lepramento's got Koundé and Firmin Lopez on that side.
04:20So they're going to send Burn into this position where he can try and flick on the Libramento throw in.
04:37Joel Linton is there as well.
04:45They've got Faby and Scher just hovering behind.
04:47Burn stands his ground and flicks it on.
04:51And in the middle of all of that was Marcus Rashford.
04:56Now it's Barcelona's turn to go forward quickly and try and get Rafinha away,
05:00but that's going to run through to Nick Pope.
05:03Nice ball by Anthony Ilanga to Sandro Tonali.
05:16Ilanga's trying to hold his run and he couldn't in the end, he had to go quicker.
05:20He's unlucky, he wants it slightly earlier.
05:25It's lovely football again down the right-hand side.
05:28And Tonali, who nine times out of ten sees the early pass,
05:32I think just delayed it ever so slightly.
05:34Ilanga had to check his run, chance gone.
05:37Firmin Lopez for Barcelona.
05:39Petri.
05:40Looks easy, doesn't it, for Petri.
05:41Robles goals, isn't it?
05:42Yeah.
05:43Such an elegant player.
05:44Rafinha had it fizzed into him, but that didn't faze him.
05:45Here's De Jong.
05:46Well, it goes to Robert Lewandowski, Firmin Lopez and carried on running, that's great.
05:50Balls to Rashford, though, with a shot deflected, good block by a club block for Newcastle.
05:55I tell you what, though, didn't Libermento do well before that to get him from full-back to make the block?
06:00That's great.
06:01That's great.
06:02That's great.
06:03That's great.
06:04That's great.
06:05That's great.
06:06That's great.
06:07That's great.
06:08That's great.
06:09That's great.
06:10That's great.
06:11That's great.
06:12That's great.
06:13He did exceptionally well, I think the pass is a nutmeg from Lewandowski here.
06:20Yep, it is, and he knows exactly what he's doing, he does.
06:23It's brilliant.
06:24Ooh, right in there.
06:25That's a showman.
06:26Yeah, it is.
06:27I think it might have knocked him clean out, you know.
06:29Yes.
06:30Ooh, point-blank range, Rashford on Cher.
06:33Getting back to the move, Darren, I think Lewandowski knows the only way he can make that pass is through the defender's legs, and he does, it's very clever.
06:43So they're going to take a look at Fabian Cher, let's tell you what's coming up.
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07:22Antiflick is back on the bench for Barcelona after an appeal, he was sanctioned by UEFA for misconduct in the semi-final.
07:29Antiflick wasn't he? Yeah, last season, but he is back on there.
07:32Antiflick is back on there, and no surprise they're being very careful here with Fabian Cher.
07:48Newcastle with the substitutes warming up, that's Malik Tiao, signed from AC Milan in the summer.
07:53There's Nick Voltemada, he's had a banana, now he's on the energy drink.
07:57He'll have a stitch when he comes on, Alex.
08:04Nice drink as well, it's enjoying the night.
08:09I didn't realise some of the subs got a hospitality bounty down there.
08:13I'm just thinking if we're ready to go, he'll need the toilet, one of the two.
08:18Good to see him up and about, the big fella.
08:20Yeah, because that looked a very painful one, shade of the face, wasn't it?
08:24Well, Rafa was at Anfield last night, here tonight, for the Newcastle manager.
08:31So Cher off for now, so Newcastle down to ten, this is Pedri for Barcelona.
08:39Sean and Lopez with a flip towards Rashford that didn't come off.
08:43They've scored Barcelona in the last 40 games. I saw that.
08:55So you would suspect that... Yeah.
08:58Fair chance, they haven't had one on target tonight, ten attempts, but none of them have trouble.
09:04Mick Pope to this point.
09:07Cher back on, there's Dan Byrne defending.
09:11Harvey Barnes.
09:20Joel Linton out to Livramento.
09:24Off it goes to Alanga who's too quick for Martine, but there's nobody in there to cross it to, that was the issue.
09:29Joel Linton's arrived now, Gimmarais coming onto it, determined, away by Araujo.
09:35Trippier back to Joel Linton.
09:38Ilanga.
09:40Teasers one in, Koundé there.
09:43And the defensive header for Barcelona.
09:46Trippier.
09:48Delicately done to Gimmarais.
09:50And then Tonale.
09:51Straight at the goalkeeper.
09:52Good ball done, right, Hansi?
09:53Just slightly under his feet, a little bit, Tonale.
09:54Yeah.
09:55It's a little bit straight.
09:56He wants to hit that outside the goalkeeper's left-hand post and make it come in, but the angle wasn't great.
09:59Joel Linton to Tonale.
10:00That's good defending by Kovaci on Gordon.
10:01Yeah.
10:02He wants to hit that outside the goalkeeper's left-hand post and make it come in, but the angle wasn't great.
10:03Joel Linton to Tonale.
10:04That's good defending by Kovaci on Gordon.
10:05Now, Pedri, a little bit of acceleration takes him away from Sandro Tonale and he got it in behind Cher, but Dan Byrne was across sharply.
10:18Lewandowski was the target there for Barcelona.
10:22He just went through in the middle there, Pedri, a little bit too easily for my liking, Dan.
10:43Certain players, not the big clubs, make the game look very easy, Pedri's one of them, he's so easy on the eye, isn't he?
10:51Never looks like he's under any kind of stress or pressure.
10:56Here's Rashford.
10:59Gerard Martin with the ball, Rashford gets back on it.
11:02That's not a very good...
11:03He's across or a shot, not quite sure.
11:08Struggle tonight, Rashford, hasn't he?
11:10He's not really going yet, but it's good pressure put on him, I think it's Guimares.
11:13I'm not sure he'll be too impressed with that.
11:16The England coach looking on, big decisions to make.
11:20In the coming months, Thomas Tuchel.
11:29I don't think Libermento's done his chances any harm tonight, has he?
11:32I will say, I should give an honourable mention to that pass he put through to Langer there.
11:38Brilliant ball in behind Martin.
11:39Come off ahead of Pau Kibarsi, Gerard Martin hits it high.
11:48Tuchel has had two or three goes at this.
11:50Bruno Gimerais wins it back and clips an interesting ball in for Harvey Barnes now then.
11:57Anthony Gordon's in the middle, Joe Linton's trying to get forward as well.
11:59Barnes with a cross, defended by Koundé, gets a second chance.
12:04Livermento, Barnes.
12:05That's a corner.
12:06Not a bad defender, Koundé, you know.
12:07It's not a bad defender, Koundé, you know.
12:08It's not a bad defender, Koundé, you know.
12:10Anthony Gordon's in the middle.
12:11Anthony Gordon's in the middle, Joe Linton's trying to get forward as well.
12:13Barnes with a cross, defended by Koundé, gets a second chance.
12:18Livermento.
12:20Barnes.
12:22That's a corner.
12:27Not a bad defender, Koundé, you know.
12:32Very seldom does he dive into things.
12:45Big fella's on his way in, Dan Burnley, Lange's going to leave it this time for Trippiet.
12:50He's often been the Newcastle provider from set pieces.
12:53An expectant Gallagher's in behind Garcia's goal.
13:01Pace on the ball, burn the target.
13:07Little bit too high even for him.
13:13Similar start to the half, isn't it?
13:15Yeah, it's lively.
13:16From Newcastle, we mentioned that.
13:17Really lively.
13:21Manchester City have got a goal up against Napoli.
13:24Napoli down to ten men, Erling Haaland with the goal.
13:2811 minutes into the second half, so City one up on their opening night
13:32in the league phase of the Champions League.
13:34Lange helps win it back, here's Sandro Tonari.
13:38Bruno Gimaraes, good defender by Fernand Lopez and then by De Jong.
13:43Koundé.
13:44Here's the danger man, Rafinha.
13:48Two back for Newcastle.
13:50Burns across there with Liberamento and Burns lost his balance and Rafinha's got to the byline.
13:56Frenkie de Jong.
14:02Koundé.
14:04Rashford with the header, 1-0.
14:06And in front of the England manager, Marcus Rashford scores his first Barcelona goal.
14:14And his first goal in the Champions League since October 2021, playing for Manchester United.
14:22Setback for Newcastle.
14:24Barely a flicker from Hansi Flick.
14:26And Barcelona one up at St James' Park through Rashford.
14:29Brilliant header.
14:30Top, top-class header, Fletch.
14:33And the beauty of it is the cross, the delivery's got pace on it.
14:37You don't hang it up against that Newcastle back four.
14:40You've got to put in with a little bit of pace and that's exactly what happens.
14:43He just comes off Fabian Scher.
14:46Ever so slightly, actually it's the other way about.
14:49I think Fabian Scher just drops a yard to the left-hand side.
14:54And it allows Rashford that little bit of space.
14:57And that there is as clinical as you will get.
15:01It's an excellent finish.
15:03If you look at Fabian Scher's position in Darlene,
15:07for some reason he just drops half a yard.
15:10And it allows the space.
15:13The ball's played in with pace.
15:15The execution's perfect.
15:17So let's see the Newcastle response.
15:19They've now scored in 41 successive matches, Barcelona.
15:22Rashford the first English player to score for Barca in Europe
15:25since Gary Lineker in the Cup when his Cup back in 1989.
15:31And here he is on the ball again.
15:33Firmin Lopez with the shot, that's deflected behind for the corner.
15:36They've just got to make sure here, Newcastle, that they don't get hit again.
15:40Oh, he's actually looking beforehand at the game, as we often do.
15:49And Marcus Rashford's got an excellent record here against Newcastle.
15:52There's Vic Volcimara, he's got time for one more drink before he comes on.
15:57Jacob Murphy there as well.
15:59Scored in 21 successive Champions League games now, Barcelona too.
16:03So they are a team for goals, they've got one tonight.
16:05And now they've got a corner.
16:07Which Rashford takes at the Lees' end of St. James' Park.
16:15That's Firmin Lopez, Marcus Rashford.
16:19A whip on the cross which is clear as far as Jules Cunde.
16:22Joe Linton, now Gordon, goalkeeper who was in a great position though, wasn't he?
16:27For that kind of situation.
16:28Yeah, but it's not a good ball, Darren.
16:30It's got to go to the right backside of the Barcelona defence.
16:49They look like two players, don't they?
16:51They can just keep the ball in midfield for as long as they want to.
16:54Referees have to stop the game here because of a situation for Fabian Scher.
16:58Now this is a legacy of being hit in the head with that Marcus Rashford.
17:01Can't take any chances, mate.
17:02Shot.
17:03You've got to get him off the pitch.
17:06He wouldn't want to come off, that's for sure, but he can't take any chances, mate.
17:09No.
17:12You see, I'm not speaking ill of anybody in the Newcastle medical staff,
17:15I want to make that caveat, but you can see why it's so difficult
17:18for medical teams to work out the severity of a head injury.
17:22Of course.
17:23Because this looks like a delayed reaction in many ways for Fabian Scher.
17:26Yeah.
17:27Even with the new technology and the new knowledge,
17:29Yeah.
17:30It's very, very difficult to work it out.
17:31We're seeing a prime example of that here.
17:32Of course.
17:33Three changes come in, Ali, by the way.
17:34Of course.
17:35It's going to be four changes, so Tiao's going to come on as well.
17:48So four players, which you don't see very often, four at the same time.
17:52I mean, Tiao's only coming on because you suspect that Fabian Scher's going to go on.
17:55I think so.
17:56So they've taken off Harvey Barnes and Nick Folter-Banner is on for him.
18:11Joel Linton's gone off for Willock.
18:13Ilanga replaced by Murphy.
18:14And then Tiao for the stricken Fabian Scher.
18:18The one that surprises me a bit is Ilanga.
18:43Yeah, I wouldn't disagree with you there.
18:46That's the one that surprised me.
18:48I get it totally, he's wanting to completely freshen things up, but...
18:53Having said that, I mean, Murphy was as good as anybody in the Newcastle team
18:57at creating chances for them last season.
19:00So maybe I'm a little bit out of order in making that comment.
19:02What a season he's had, you're right.
19:04Yeah.
19:05So four changes all at the same time with Newcastle a goal down here against Barcelona.
19:13Tiao who's played in the Champions League semi-final during his time at AC Milan
19:20when they lost the Milan derby over two legs to Inter,
19:23so he's got experience in the competition.
19:25Anthony Gordon who's out there in a more familiar position now wide
19:30with Boltzmann and the big angular German in the middle.
19:44Pretty clear cut.
19:45Big night for a big man, Nick Boltzmann, it's his European debut tonight.
19:53Hasn't played in the European football until this moment.
19:57Signed for a lot of money from Stuttgart.
19:59He's playing in the German third tier three seasons ago, so he's been a rapid rise for him.
20:04Now he finds himself on at St James' Park in the Champions League.
20:13They certainly endeared themselves to the fans with his goal against the Wolves.
20:19Far too close to Garcia by Tonali.
20:24Must be disappointing for Eddie Howe when you think that he's got Dan Byrne to aim at,
20:28he's got Boltzmann to aim at, there's no real need to be that near to the goalkeeper.
20:32No.
20:37Koundé with a nice clip, and that's a brilliant first touch by Rafinha.
20:41Learned that one on the Copacabana.
20:42Lovely.
20:43Here's Koundé, a little back heel, but that's well read by Liberamento,
20:46tied it up by Tonali, but quickly onto it, Dion.
20:51All towards Lewandowski, the first defending for Tiao.
20:58Lopez to Petri.
21:01Martin.
21:03Rashford.
21:10Barca scoring with their first attempt on target tonight,
21:1313 attempts in total, but only one target for Marcus Rashford header.
21:22Petri.
21:23Referee's not even looking, what's he doing?
21:25Well, I'm afraid he wasn't expecting a pass, was he?
21:28Well, nobody was looking to the other side of the field.
21:31What's he doing?
21:34Me and me.
21:35He's only got one job, Ali.
21:43Here's Rashford.
21:44Still plenty of time here for Newcastle, 25 minutes, Dan Bernal under pressure here from Rafinha.
21:59I think there was quite a big sigh of relief on that side of St James' Park.
22:16I think there's St James' Park.
22:17Over there by Willock, Gordon not quite able to get there.
22:36Flipped on over there by Willock, Gordon not quite able to get there.
22:44Burn against Lewandowski, Chao away.
22:49Headed forward by Araujo, on it goes by Rashford, had that been directed better he might have got Lewandowski in.
22:56Rashford's going to shoot! Oh, what a goal that is! What a goal!
23:00That went in like an absolute Rashford rocket! Top corner, Nick Pope never saw it.
23:08And Barcelona lead 2-0, and that's a special strike from Marcus Rashford.
23:14Deary, deary me. That's absolutely majestic. It's a thing of beauty.
23:24That man should be applauding to me with the greatest respect. That was fantastic.
23:28Oh, what about that for a hit, Ali?
23:32I thought he was attempting to hit it earlier, going on to his left, because back on there.
23:36There. Wow.
23:39I mean, it's just fabulous football from Rashford.
23:42And you know something, I think, because he hit it with the outside of his right foot a little bit,
23:46he does, you know, right in the instep, and it dips at the last minute, I think.
23:52What a strike, a little bit of a dip there, in off the underside of the bar.
23:58A fantastic goal.
24:00Well, he didn't celebrate the first one, Hansi Flick, but boy did he celebrate the second.
24:05Marcus Rashford with a quite brilliant goal at St. James' Park.
24:10And Newcastle all of a sudden find themselves 2-0 down.
24:16And Rashford has signed in, really, as a Barcelona player tonight.
24:20He got one assist coming in, he hadn't scored, he's got two now, the header.
24:24And that shot that's just gone in, and it really has silenced the two-d army.
24:29But the Barcelona fans now thoroughly enjoying their trip,
24:32high up in the stand at the Lees' end at St. James' Park.
24:36And do you know the thing I would say about both his goals?
24:38Although he's playing left in a three, both of them central.
24:42He's coming off the left-hand side, because that's where you're going to get your goals.
24:45He's coming off the left, he gets his head up, and the second goal, what a strike of the ball.
24:50Well, just for now, Barcelona down to ten, because Pau Koubasi has had to go off,
24:59so they're going to have to make a change.
25:02And they're going to send on Andres Christensen, who's got a lot of experience,
25:08he's had injury problems, really, as a Barcelona player, but he's going to be needed now,
25:12so he's coming on to replace the teenager, Koubasi.
25:16Well, it's not Christensen, is he? That's Ferran Torres, I'm not quite sure what it says on the board.
25:23It certainly said fifteen on the board.
25:25It certainly said fifteen and seven.
25:27Absolutely.
25:28I was going to say, he's changed a bit since he was at Chelsea.
25:32He's shrunk about eight inches there.
25:35Oh, what a goal that was.
25:38So now they're going to send on Christensen for Koubasi, that's for Robert Lewandowski, so we are going to see him.
25:47I must say, Ali, it's not lost on anybody that Rashford's responded well to me making the claim that Trippi was winning the battle between the two of them.
25:59Since then he's scored a header in that shot that Nick Pope didn't see quite frankly.
26:04No, that's the one thing to be fair to the both of us, we're not scared to eat a bit of humble pie when it comes to...
26:09So two changes now for Barcelona in a very strong position with 20 minutes to go.
26:25I think that's why they're such a strong team in Champions League terms, I mean, they've not been at their best tonight, they've not got Jamal.
26:31Lewandowski's lacking a bit of fitness because he's had injuries, but they've just got goals in them all over the place.
26:36Absolute quality throughout the team.
26:38Newcastle have got to dig deep, and they've got to find a way to score the next goal in the match, which they're capable of, that's a lovely turn by Tiao.
26:50Here's Trippi here.
26:51Orchard for Bruno Guimaraes, who got the young breathing down his neck, between them with Tonali as well, they've done OK, now they're nerfing.
26:59Hoist it in.
27:01Anthony Gordon's going to chase it, can't keep it in though.
27:05Well, that goal, yeah, I was just about to say, is there any chance of another, look at it.
27:17Completely hits it with the end step, and it just dips at the last man, it gives the goalkeeper absolutely no chance.
27:23When you look at the flight of it, it's barely moving in the air, the ball, it's so true, isn't it, the strike?
27:27Yeah.
27:28Absolutely.
27:29I'll tell you something else it's done, it's not a hard putter, a dampener on proceedings here as far as the fans are concerned.
27:37Absolutely.
27:38I know they'll get going again, there's no doubt about that, but it's kind of knocked the stuff out of them a little bit too.
27:44Manchester City have gone 2-0 up as well now, just like Barcelona, Erling Haaland with the first goal,
27:50and Jeremy Doku against the ten men of Napoli.
27:54Good play, Willock, Newcastle on the move.
27:59Needed to be a better pass, and they might well have got Murphy in, and now there's danger going the other way with Rafinha.
28:06What a switch, what a switch from Rashford to create the opening, what a switch of play.
28:20Look at this here, look at that for awareness, he might be offside actually.
28:29You know he's wanting to come in on his left hand side don't you, I think it's further than it looked.
28:34Yeah.
28:44Frankie de Jong, looking to try and get Rafinha in behind.
28:54He's getting away from Newcastle in a hurry, it's a concerned look on the face of Eddie Howe.
28:59Two Rashford goals in nine minutes, 58 and 67, the header and the rocket.
29:05Barca two up here with 17 and a half minutes to play.
29:11Martin keeps it away to Kieran Trippier.
29:23Martin keeps it away to Kieran Trippier.
29:25Martin keeps it away to Kieran Trippier.
29:29They've got to be better in situations like that haven't they Newcastle?
29:43Yeah.
29:44Too many occasions they've got the chance to get somebody in behind and they've hit the defender.
29:48Here's Valtomada, first involvement for him since coming on.
29:52This is the ball towards Sandro Tonali, couldn't do a great deal with it, cleared away by Martin.
30:02See how it's got all the twists and turns hasn't he back there.
30:14Mind you, you only need to get caught once, but he's looked fairly comfortable there hasn't he?
30:18Since he's come on.
30:20Sir Anthony Gordon.
30:24Valtomada's flick, Bruno, give a right through the shot!
30:27That was saved by Garcia but that's just lifted the guy's end and lifted to James' part.
30:35More like it.
30:36Gordon into Valtomada, lovely little touch round the corner, good strike, comfortable save.
30:41He's got them going again.
30:47Excellent touch from Rashford.
30:52Confidence oozing through Marcus Rashford now.
30:54Well he's enjoying it now, isn't he?
30:56Trippier's got back, he'd be brilliant actually.
30:58Yeah, but you can tell that he's got a little bit of a swagger about him now.
31:03It's gonna be a yellow card.
31:07For Firmin Lopez.
31:11What a cramp setting in having Chase Rashford back for Trippier.
31:27You can see it here.
31:29It's a great recovery run by Trippier.
31:31Well he had to get back, particularly if he's feeling a bit of cramp there but...
31:34it's just too much that touch there that allows it to come in, that's probably just overstretched.
31:39Kira Trippier playing his 37th Champions League game, he started the final in 2019,
31:51it turned out to be his last game for Tottenham when they lost the final to Liverpool,
31:55so he's experienced.
32:00He's gonna be replaced here as well by Sven Botman, so should be his night, he's done, Botman's on.
32:07Presumably gonna go to a back three, are they, Newcastle now?
32:12He thinks so.
32:13We'll just find out in a minute, won't we?
32:22It looks as though Murphy's gonna be a right wing back and Libramento a left wing back.
32:25Yeah, that's exactly what it is.
32:28Try something different for the last 14 minutes.
32:38Joe Willock, Jacob Murphy storming forward.
32:42Volta Marder and Gordon in the box, Martine defending the cross.
32:46It's an obvious thing to say but it's good defending, if you stop the cross at source,
32:53you're taking away the threat and the danger and they've done that very well.
32:57You're gonna see two more changes for Barcelona, Eric Garcia and Dani Alba,
33:05in the meantime here's Anthony Gordon,
33:07who shows too much effect to Araujo,
33:09they've just lost a bit of composure, they've just got a bit ragged Newcastle.
33:12Yeah, that's exactly what's happened.
33:14The look, you'd have to say,
33:18everybody non-Barcelona looked a little bit stunned by what's happened,
33:22particularly the second goal from Rashford,
33:25which we won't get sick of seeing because it's a heck of a strike of the ball.
33:37Dani Alba on the right, Eric Garcia on the left.
33:41Garcia had started all of the matches until tonight, this season.
33:47So the long throw-in incoming and they've got Volta Marder as well now to join Dan Byrne,
33:51so two very tall players to aim at here in Newcastle.
33:54Botman's in there too.
34:00Dan Byrne's headed it on, now Bruno Guimaraes jumping, he's beaten by Araujo.
34:04Libermento, the best of crosses, Botman in there, Rashford's header.
34:09Here's Tiao.
34:14Willock.
34:16Nobody going across the front to the goalkeeper.
34:20And I know if you're looking at that, that's all he can do,
34:23whip it a little bit of pace into the front area,
34:25he's never gonna get enough to go to the back post,
34:27so somebody forward-thinking has to get across the defender.
34:32I think it's fascinating because we saw that Paris Saint-Germain team win the Champions League last season with a very functional midfield three that was brilliant.
34:42They do it with two, don't they?
34:43Yeah.
34:44It's quite a job for the two of them to do that.
34:45Just don't give the ball away, they set the tempo superbly.
34:48I know it makes you wonder that, that'd be a great game, get my head on myself, but that would be a great game,
34:49you just wonder if the extra player in the middle of the park for PSG would make the difference.
34:50Or would the extra attack in the park?
34:51Would the extra attack in the park?
34:52Or would the extra attack in the park?
34:53Or would the extra attack in the park?
34:54Yeah.
34:55I think it's fascinating because we saw that Paris Saint-Germain team in the Champions League last
34:56season with a very functional midfield three that was brilliant.
34:57Correct.
34:58They do it with two, don't they?
34:59Yeah.
35:00It's quite a job for the two of them to do that.
35:01Just don't give the ball away, they set the tempo superbly.
35:02I know it makes you wonder that, that'd be a great game, that'd be a great game,
35:07get my head on myself, but that would be a great game, you just wonder if the extra player in the middle of the park for PSG would make the difference.
35:17Or would the extra attack make the difference for Barcelona?
35:19I think we'll see it.
35:20Yeah, exactly, exactly.
35:2262 Dwight, here's Martín, now Rashford.
35:26Rashford dispossessed by Murphy.
35:38Give a rush.
35:40Gordon.
35:42No Liberamento.
35:44Couldn't they run it well?
35:46They play the advantage here with Rafinha.
35:56Frankie de Jong.
36:09Pedri.
36:17Towards the final ten minutes, the two Rashford goals separating the teams at St James' Park.
36:22That's lifted through towards Ferran Torres, who takes it well, Torres, and went down under Thiao's challenge,
36:28but it's a fair one according to the Swedish referee.
36:31And I don't disagree with him initially.
36:34He does well, Torres, he tries to take it to his chest and cut across the defender.
36:40To a certain degree he does it, but I don't think it's a pen.
36:43Couldn't they, he's winning that battle with Gordon on that side at the moment.
36:46Now Rashford's just gone down, having collided with Thiao.
36:53Referee saw it, Rashford saying elbow.
37:00I'm pretty sure the referee saw that, you know.
37:02Yeah, I think he did.
37:03I think he did.
37:05I think he was looking at it.
37:09Let's have a look.
37:11See, the referee's actually not looking at the ball again, he's actually looking at Rashford and Thiao.
37:19He'd have missed that one.
37:20On that occasion it worked, didn't it?
37:23No, there's not a lot in it because Rashford tries to make a run across Thiao and he just sticks his hand out to block him.
37:30So, Martin is coming off to be replaced by Garcia.
37:35Marcus Rashford coming off as well, Ali, talk us through the goals.
37:38The first goal's just a magnificent header.
37:41But this, we'll be watching this for a long time.
37:44He's cutting across, he comes back on himself, he hits it with the instep.
37:48You're right, the ball doesn't move, it just dips ever so slightly at the all-important moment.
37:54Smashes off the underside of the bar, what a goal.
37:57So, confirmation of Martin and Rashford for Garcia and Olmo.
38:04We've got eight and a half minutes left for stoppage time.
38:07St James's Park, Barcelona have won 11 of their last 16 Champions League games against English sides
38:14and they get more than two goals a game in general.
38:17It's a yellow card for De Jong, free-kick for Newcastle.
38:21Yeah, he just tries to go back on himself, Tenali reads the situation, doesn't he?
38:26Knips in.
38:28Forces the error on the yellow card.
38:30I think the point you'd make, Ali, they've got to start making more of situations like this.
38:34They're finding it virtually impossible in open play to generate a chance.
38:37Yeah.
38:38So they've got to pick out somebody here with quality from the set-piece.
38:41Yeah.
38:42The one thing you would say, you've got to say the goalkeeper, Garcia,
38:46hasn't really had an awful lot to do, has he?
38:48You know, for all the pressure, the crowds intensity, and...
38:53He's not had a lot of saves to make.
38:55No, had the most saves in La Liga last season for Espanyol,
38:58who's an Olympic gold medalist back in 2024.
39:03Pedri's header, just not quite working for Newcastle at the moment.
39:06Hoisted up by Guimaraes.
39:09Garcia's header not the best, here's Tiao.
39:12Murphy.
39:16Got the nutmeg, I think, in the end on Pedri.
39:18Intercepted, though.
39:21Trying to get Danny Olbo.
39:26Of course, Firmin Lopez took it brilliantly,
39:28back heel then towards Ferran Torres, Willock was there for Newcastle.
39:31I'm going to tell you something.
39:33If he'd a look up and saw where Nick Pope was,
39:36he just needed to take a touch and chip him.
39:38Nick Pope, I think, was 18, could have been 20,
39:41he might have been outside the box.
39:51And away by Byrne, on by Sandro Tonali, only to Koundé.
40:01Dion.
40:06Olmo.
40:07Pedri.
40:08I'll say, Ali, this is not a result yet, but there's been a bit of muscle flexing this week
40:24by the favourites for the competition.
40:26Yeah.
40:27PSG impressive winners.
40:28Arsenal with a big win away.
40:29Liverpool.
40:30Bayern Munich beating Chelsea, Liverpool winning last night.
40:33One of the early statements made by the teams that we think are going to be there at the end.
40:38And you can't underestimate this tonight, if Barcelona a win here,
40:41a typical away game on the opening night.
40:43The point you're making, I don't know how it is at City,
40:46but you could probably throw them at the equation as well.
40:48Yeah.
40:49All against a good standard of opposition.
40:52Inter Milan one away in Amsterdam against Ajax, didn't they as well?
40:55I mean, there's been some...
40:57The teams you're looking at, if you look from the top of the odds,
41:00the teams that have been impressing us this week.
41:07Olmo with a ball to pick out Rafinha, whose touch never seems to let him down.
41:13It's Rafinha, one of the quieter nights I've seen him have for Barcelona.
41:22Yeah, but he still does things that you and I just look at each other and smile.
41:28Yeah.
41:29It's got to be football to keep it from Barcelona, isn't it?
41:43Free kick conceded by Thiago, they pop it around in those tight spaces.
41:46It's a couple of minutes of exhibition stuff there, really, isn't it?
41:49It's like a little rondo within the middle of the match.
41:51Danny Olmo couldn't squeeze it through for Ferran Torres,
42:05of course they've done this tonight as well without Lamine Yamal,
42:07and with a half-fit Robert Lewandowski.
42:09It's too heavy from Sandro Tonali.
42:16It's the wrong ball, he should have went one short to Leveram Encho.
42:20He's trying to play Gordon and over the top,
42:22the ball was ten, twelve yards short of Gordon to Leveram Encho.
42:26Four minutes to play, this is Petri for Barcelona.
42:43Ferran Torres running to Sven Butman.
42:53Rafinha, only to Sandro Tonali.
42:56Flappin.
42:58Flappin.
42:59Flappin.
43:00Flappin.
43:01Flappin.
43:02Flappin.
43:03Flappin.
43:04Flappin.
43:05Flappin.
43:06Flappin.
43:07Flappin.
43:08Flappin.
43:09Flappin.
43:10Flappin.
43:11Flappin.
43:12Flappin.
43:13Flappin.
43:14Flappin.
43:15Flappin.
43:16Flappin.
43:17Flappin.
43:18Flappin.
43:19Flappin.
43:20Flappin.
43:21Flappin.
43:22Flappin.
43:23Flappin.
43:24Flappin.
43:25Newcastle on the move with Anthony Gordon, it's high running out for them, Willock.
43:38Gordon's made the run, Willock's come back the other way and they're running to trouble.
43:42He's got to release him, this could be trouble, you know, this could be trouble.
43:47Firmin Lopez leading the Barcelona charge with options all around him, here's Rafinha.
43:52Little nutmeg in the shot, Firmin Lopez wide.
43:58And he made that nutmeg as well, don't worry about that.
44:01Still trying to work out why he didn't just roll the ball with it to Anthony Gordon.
44:12There's Volta Marder, who's not really been involved since coming on, he's won a free kick there.
44:22I think that's been the problem in this second half, they've been trying to force it, they've never really been accurate enough with those passes.
44:40I just feel as though the second goal's kind of mentally killed him.
44:46You know, I wouldn't say they look short to pieces but they just look deflated, should I say, after the second goal, the straight from Rashford.
44:55I feel he's pained there a little bit, Murphy's getting in behind the field-back but I don't think Giemers could ever hit him with that pass, he wanted it to come short.
45:11Just stay where he was.
45:25Just stay where he was.
45:30Fun.
45:33She didn't believe it he was.
45:35like David has in behind the field-back but he words.
45:37have didn't believe it he was.
45:41Here's the shot for Santro Tadale and then Volta Marder, now he's Murphy promising this,
45:59that's a good ball!
46:00And they're kicking it!
46:02Hanson in the ground and the guard gate ends, with seconds remaining for Stoffish time,
46:09And there's the leaf again in St James' Park.
46:12What a goal.
46:13I mean, we spoke about Barcelona and Rashford's two goals.
46:17But this is beautiful intricate passing.
46:20This centre-fellow does well to time it.
46:22Portemonna does well to lay it off.
46:25Gordon stays onside, comes the other side of Koundé.
46:28And a great finish.
46:29That is a lovely, lovely goal.
46:32First time ball's the secret, then he comes back post.
46:36Hits it into the ground, and I think it goes over the goalkeeper.
46:39We'll just find out.
46:41Yeah, we are in for some finish, boy.
46:44Good news for Newcastle.
46:45Seven minutes added on.
46:47And they're the team now with their tails up.
46:49Anthony Gordon's first ever Champions League goal.
46:52The first Newcastle player to score against Barcelona.
46:56St. Schola Rami-Obin.
46:57And all of a sudden, there's belief back in the stadium.
47:00They just want that ball forward as quickly, humanly possible now, Newcastle, Fletch.
47:11I mean, it came from nowhere, because they did not look in any way, shape, or form as if they were going to get a goal.
47:22Paul Samara.
47:23Newcastle with a lifeline, a late lifeline.
47:30It's amazing, isn't it?
47:31They just look mentally shot.
47:33And then they score a wonderful goal.
47:36What a six-minute round for.
47:38Eddie Howe looks on.
47:41Barcelona slowing it down.
47:44They looked home and tried.
47:46Didn't they just?
47:50Garcia challenged by Morky.
47:52That looked fair to me.
47:53I'm so surprised at that.
47:56He looked like he got every right to go and win the ball, Morky.
47:58Of course he has.
47:59Of course he has.
48:00I think the reaction when Garcia might have earned the free kick, to tell you the truth.
48:05Well within his rights to go for it.
48:18Barcelona are going to send on Marc Cassado.
48:26Newcastle have got to get the ball back.
48:27Here's Petri.
48:28Garcia.
48:30Chasing his Ferran Torres.
48:32Sven Botman across.
48:33Good for Dendin there, Broffin.
48:36Antiflip wants a free kick.
48:38They are going to get one.
48:43Listen to the crowd now.
48:45I'll be really surprised if they just don't go long here.
48:49Just try and get the ball into the Barcelona box.
48:52Ask a question.
48:53Cassado for Firmin López.
49:00Another one of the players who's come through.
49:02La Masia.
49:03This wonderfully fertile academy at Barcelona.
49:05The referee's going to book somebody.
49:11Graham Jones, I think it is, on the Newcastle bench.
49:14So a yellow card there.
49:15But the significant thing is Newcastle have got the ball.
49:19If Newcastle score again, Ali, make sure you're holding tight to something.
49:30Because it's going to erupt in here.
49:34Petri.
49:36Excellent from Petri.
49:40Rafinha.
49:41Koundé.
49:52Koundé.
49:53Dillon.
49:54Petri.
49:56Araujo.
49:59Libermento.
50:01Roared on by the Newcastle crowd.
50:03Lifted forward to Gordon.
50:04Give it away by Gordon, but in goes Libermento to win it back.
50:10Excellent from him.
50:12Newcastle need to be composed.
50:15Koundé.
50:16They've got men over at the back post area here as well.
50:18They've got Gordon off the pitch as well at the moment.
50:20He might be suffering with a bit of cramp.
50:22There's three minutes of additional time to play.
50:36Pre-kick to Barcelona.
50:39They just can't get it forward.
50:48I'd be thinking about flinging Big Dan Burton up through the middle
50:51in about ten seconds or so.
50:53Absolutely.
50:57Really enjoyed watching Petri tonight.
50:59Andy Yong.
50:59Oh, the two of them.
51:01Fantastic.
51:01Wonderful exhibition done.
51:07Look forward by Garcia.
51:10Newcastle wanted a free kick, but they don't get it.
51:14Santro Tinali's down.
51:15Here's Rafinha.
51:16Ferran Torres in the middle.
51:18Pulled back here.
51:19There's a good chance for Danny Olmo.
51:20Well, that's a brilliant save from Clough.
51:22Doesn't he get down well?
51:24Now, we saw one earlier in the first half,
51:26and Anthony Gordon got a little bit behind it.
51:29Danny Olmo does the complete opposite.
51:31Times the run perfectly.
51:32Meets it perfectly.
51:34Tries to put it outside the post with a bit of swerve to come back in.
51:37Great save.
51:38Shows how strong they are in an attacking sense, Barcelona,
51:42when Danny Olmo can't get a game.
51:46Koundé.
51:46Time running out for Newcastle.
51:48They've got to get the ball.
51:49Barcelona don't want to give it to them.
51:51Christensen.
51:52De Jong.
51:54Rafinha.
52:09Supporters doing their bit.
52:11Ferran Torres.
52:12It's been quite a week in the Champions League.
52:27He's got to be like this the rest of the way.
52:28We're in for a treat.
52:29Oh, my God, it's been fabulous.
52:31That's sort of fantastic.
52:40Rafinha's just ambled over there.
52:43You presume it's been clocked by Glenn Nightberg.
52:50Petri back to Rafinha.
52:51That looked easy.
52:52Rafinha's finish not as good as normal,
52:56which gives Newcastle the chance.
52:59Oh, that's a yellow for Casares.
53:02Crazy yellow car with him, dear me.
53:07Dear me.
53:09I don't really know what to say to that.
53:16Dear me.
53:19At least be subtle about it.
53:21Slightly embarrassing that, actually.
53:23Slightly.
53:25Slightly.
53:27Blimey.
53:27So what can they do now?
53:30Because they've got a lot of height up there.
53:33They've added an additional minute off.
53:37That looked like a bit of wrestling with Botman,
53:39but he's given away to Ibramito.
53:41Now that Burns stayed up there.
53:43Petri's made the tackle.
53:44Newcastle throw it.
53:45I cannot believe Koundy doesn't go over the top there.
53:50Oh, Hansi Flick will be Leverdom.
53:54This is going to be hurled into the Barcelona box.
53:58Now then.
54:01Can this be the moment for Newcastle?
54:03He hopes so.
54:07Dan Byrne and Sven Botman to A-back.
54:10Nick Volta-Marda behind.
54:11In it goes from Liveromento.
54:13Byrne gets something on it.
54:16It's in by Tonale.
54:17Oh, straight to the keeper.
54:19Came through a crowd.
54:20And that's probably Newcastle's last chance,
54:23and Eddie Howe knows it.
54:24I'll tell you what,
54:25it's a lovely strike from Tonale.
54:27Comes at him, he just keeps it down.
54:31Well, there's the full-time whistle.
54:34And it's Marcus Rashford's name
54:36up in lights in Barcelona.
54:39His first two goals for the club,
54:40his first one a well-placed header.
54:43His second,
54:44an unstoppable shot into the top corner
54:47of the Newcastle net.
54:49Newcastle had first-half chances,
54:51Gordon missed his shot.
54:52Harvey Barnes had a shot saved by Garcia.
54:55They got the late goal back from Anthony Gordon,
54:58his first-ever goal in the Champions League.
55:00But they couldn't generate
55:01a significant chance after that.
55:04And Barcelona, one of the favourites
55:06to win the Champions League this season,
55:08start off their league-phase campaign with a win.
55:11And Marcus Rashford, the hero for them, Ali.
55:14Yeah, a really enjoyable 90 minutes.
55:16What a great game of football.
55:18You know, Newcastle has been expected
55:20to come fire now.
55:22From the start of the game,
55:24Darren, they put Barcelona under a lot of pressure.
55:27But if I was going to be brutally honest with you, mate,
55:30I think they lacked a little bit of quality
55:32that Barcelona had to win the game.
55:35All three goals were absolutely terrific goals.
55:37Well worked.
55:39But the man in the match with the two goals,
55:40Rashford's second strike in particular,
55:43was out of this wall.
55:43Just that little bit of quality,
55:45but a great night.
55:45Two goals in nine minutes, the difference.
55:47Both of them scored by the man on loan from Manchester United
55:50in front of the watching England coach, Thomas Tuchel.
55:52A big smile for Marcus Rashford
55:54and three points on opening night for Barcelona.
55:57Full-time at St. James' Park,
55:59Newcastle United one,
56:00Barcelona two.
56:01Yeah, and Spain might just be suiting that man,
56:05Marcus Rashford.
56:06His two first Barcelona goals are back on English soil.
56:10And here at St. James' Park,
56:11which has been a difficult place,
56:13seems to come in Europe,
56:14but for Barcelona tonight,
56:15and for that man especially,
56:17he made it look easy at times.
56:19He was sensational, Laura.
56:20I mean, too often, you know,
56:21we've not seen it consistently from Marcus,
56:24but we know the quality.
56:26We know the ability this lad's got.
56:27It's great to see him playing with a smile on his face.
56:30You know, I think it's the sort of game
56:31where both teams come out with credit.
56:33I've got Newcastle,
56:34the brilliant first 60 minutes of the press
56:36in the organisation.
56:37That man in your picture,
56:38Eddie Howe, set him up.
56:39You know, they did...
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