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 81, 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 74.
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: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raphinha ★ | Forward | 90 | 81 |
| Robert Lewandowski | Forward | 66 | 71 |
| Xavi Espart | Defender | 24 | 62 |
| Pedri | Midfielder | 90 | 60 |
| Ronald Araujo | Defender | 68 | 54 |
| Fermín López | Midfielder | 67 | 52 |
| Pau Cubarsí | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Lamine Yamal | Forward | 90 | 50 |
| Gerard Martín | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Eric García | Defender | 22 | 42 |
| Marc Bernal | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Dani Olmo | Midfielder | 23 | 41 |
| João Cancelo | Defender | 66 | 35 |
| Ferran Torres | Forward | 24 | 23 |
| Joan García | Goalkeeper | 82 | no rating |
| Wojciech Szczesny | Goalkeeper | 8 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 64 | 74 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 26 | 58 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 90 | 55 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 26 | 51 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 35 | 44 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 64 | 43 |
| Aaron Ramsdale | Goalkeeper | 90 | 40 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 55 | 37 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 81 | 34 |
| Tino Livramento | Defender | 44 | 31 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 46 | 30 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 28 |
| William Osula | Forward | 9 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Newcastle United player won the most aerial duels?
Dan Burn, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Joelinton 2, Malick Thiaw 1.
On a tough night for Newcastle, Burn asserted himself in the air with 4 duels won, ahead of Joelinton and Thiaw.
Which FC Barcelona player completed the most dribbles?
João Cancelo, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Ronald Araujo 1, Lamine Yamal 1.
João Cancelo led FC Barcelona's 1v1 play with 3 completed dribbles, ahead of Ronald Araujo and Lamine Yamal in the 7–2 victory.
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.
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