Rashford double as Barcelona beat Newcastle in Champions League | OneFootball

Barcelona kicked off their campaign in the Champions League with a victory. On Thursday, at St. James’ Park, the Spanish team overcame Newcastle by 2 to 1, with goals from Marcus Rashford.

Table Situation

With the victory in the debut, Barcelona adds their first three points and occupies the 12th position in the classification. Newcastle, on the other hand, remains scoreless and appears in the 26th spot.

📋 Match Summary

⚫ NEWCASTLE 1 X 2 BARCELONA🔴 🏆 Competition: Champions League 🏟️ Venue: St James’ Park (Newcastle) 📅 Date: August 18, 2025 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 4:00 PM (Brasília Time)

Goals

⚽ Marcus Rashford, at 13′ of the 2nd half (Barcelona) ⚽ Marcus Rashford, at 22′ of the 2nd half (Barcelona) ⚽ Anthony Gordon, at 45′ of the 2nd half (Newcastle)

The Game

The first goal of the match came at 13 minutes into the second half, when Rashford took advantage of a cross from Jules Kounde and opened the scoring with a header.

At 22 minutes into the second half, Rashford scored again, this time with a strong shot from outside the box, into the angle of the goal defended by Nick Pope.

Newcastle reduced the difference in the last minute of regular time. After a long pass from Jacob Murph, Anthony Gordon scored for the home team.

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