FC Barcelona 7–2 Newcastle United
- Raphinha 6'
- Bernal 18'
- Yamal 45+7' (pen.)
- López 51'
- Lewandowski 56'
- Lewandowski 61'
- Raphinha 72'
- Elanga 15'
- Elanga 28'
18 March 2026
The match in data
FC Barcelona beat Newcastle United 7–2 on 18 March 2026, in the 2025-26 Champions League (Round of 16).
Player of the match: Raphinha (FC Barcelona), rated 85, thanks above all to 5 shots on target and 2 goals. Raphinha produced 2.6 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was the highest rating of the round.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Anthony Elanga, with 79.
Raphinha scored twice.
Anthony Elanga scored twice.
Robert Lewandowski scored twice.
Raphinha
FC Barcelona · 90'
Produced 2.58× and cost 0.18× their position's average
- 5 shots on target 4.0×
- 2 goals 4.0×
- 0.62 xG 2.3×
- 10 misplaced passes 1.8×
- 2 duels lost 0.3×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raphinha ★ | Forward | 90 | 85 |
| Robert Lewandowski | Forward | 66 | 79 |
| Ronald Araujo | Defender | 68 | 70 |
| Xavi Espart | Defender | 24 | 67 |
| Pedri | Midfielder | 90 | 65 |
| Lamine Yamal | Forward | 90 | 60 |
| Pau Cubarsí | Defender | 90 | 56 |
| Fermín López | Midfielder | 67 | 50 |
| Gerard Martín | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Eric García | Defender | 22 | 47 |
| Dani Olmo | Midfielder | 23 | 43 |
| Marc Bernal | Midfielder | 90 | 39 |
| João Cancelo | Defender | 66 | 37 |
| Ferran Torres | Forward | 24 | 28 |
| Joan García | Goalkeeper | 82 | no rating |
| Wojciech Szczesny | Goalkeeper | 8 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 64 | 79 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 26 | 68 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 26 | 60 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 90 | 56 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 35 | 51 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 64 | 49 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 55 | 41 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 81 | 36 |
| Tino Livramento | Defender | 44 | 36 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 90 | 32 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 46 | 31 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 29 |
| Aaron Ramsdale | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| William Osula | Forward | 9 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.