Barcelona‘sโข Injury Concerns Cloud Champions league Clash wiht Newcastle United
Newcastle United prepares to host FC Barcelona in a highly โanticipated Champions League group stage match, with Barcelona navigating a significant injury โlist that casts doubt on the availabilityโ of key players. The match, set โtoโฃ be played at St. James’ Park,โ represents a crucial early โtest for both teams in Group H.
The game โฃarrives as Newcastle returns toโ top-tier continental football, aiming to replicate their remarkable 4-1 victory overโข Paris Saint-Germain from their 2023 Champions League campaign.โ For Barcelona, the fixture is complicated by the absence of โseveral first-team regulars, potentially impacting their โability to field a full-strength squad against a โคmotivatedโค Newcastle side.
Team News:
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick benched Raphinha for the 6-0โค win against Valencia due to the Brazilian’s tardiness โto โa โฃteam meeting. Raphinha later entered the game as a substitute. However, a more pressing concern for Flick is Lamine Yamal, who returned from international duty with a groin issue, making him a major doubt for Thursday’s โmatch.
Confirmed absentees for Barcelona include Gavi (knee injury) and Alejandro Baldeโฃ (hamstring injury). โThe fitness of Frenkie de Jong is also โฃquestionable, โฃas the Dutchman missedโ Sunday’s game with a โmuscular injury. Long-termโค absentee Marc-Andre ter Stegen remains unavailable followingโค a back operation and is not expected to return until later in the year.
headโฃ to head (h2h) History:
This will be a relatively โคnew rivalry, with limited prior meetings between Newcastle United and โขFC Barcelona. details of past results where notโฃ provided.
Match Odds (via Betfair,โฃ subject toโ change):
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Kick-off Time:
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TV & Live Stream:
Detailsโค regarding TV broadcast โคand liveโ stream availability were not provided in the sourceโฃ material.

