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Alex Mott·17 September 2025
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Alex Mott·17 September 2025
It's exactly 28 years since St James' Park enjoyed its most famous night.
Newcastle hosted Barcelona in the Champions League, on this day in 1997.
And now they have the chance to repeat their iconic victory over the Blaugrana as they return to Tyneside on Thursday.
It was Faustino Asprilla who was the hero that night all those years ago as the Colombia international netted a hat-trick to see the Magpies claim a 3-2 win.
Can Nick Woltemade, Jacob Murphy or Bruno Guimarães do the same tomorrow?
📸 Stu Forster - 2017 Getty Images