"Newcastle have the chance to cause a major upset when they take on Barcelona this evening. The Premier League side enjoyed the better of the Champions League round-of-16, first leg clash at St James' Park and led 1-0 until the closing seconds when Barcelona snatched a draw thanks to Lamine Yamal's penalty."
"Barcelona have progressed in 10 of their 15 previous Champions League two-legged ties against English opposition, while Newcastle have won one and lost two of their three previous two-legged ties against Spanish clubs. The Blaugrana have won their last five Champions League round of 16 ties against English teams and 15 of their last 16 ties at this stage of the competition overall."
"They have won 23 of their 29 UEFA two-legged ties after drawing the first leg away, including 11 of 14 when that first leg finished 1-1. Barca have scored in 28 of their last 29 Champions League matches but have not kept a clean sheet in their last 12 in the competition."
Newcastle travels to Barcelona for the Champions League round-of-16 second leg following a 1-1 draw at St James' Park. Newcastle led until Lamine Yamal's late penalty equalized the match. Newcastle arrives in confident form after defeating Chelsea 1-0 on Saturday. Barcelona has won five of their last six games across all competitions and defeated Sevilla 5-2 recently. Historically, Barcelona has progressed in 10 of 15 previous two-legged Champions League ties against English opposition and won their last five round-of-16 ties against English teams. The match kicks off at 17:45 GMT on Wednesday, with coverage available on TNT Sports 2 and Discovery Plus in the UK.
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