- 79'
Overmars works a quick free-kick with Kluivert to bring himself a shooting chance, which he scuffs straight at Given
- 78'
Speed meets it and sends a firm header over the top. Dani comes off and Saviola replaces him with the match winding towards a conclusion
- 78'
Puyol concedes a corner under pressure from Robert: is there still hope for the Magpies?
- 77'
Newcastle snuff out the danger and look to launch an attack of their own. Lua Lua is unable to get to that ball forward, and the home side will tidy up
- 76'
Robert swings wildly at a cross and hits fresh air, Solano and Speed keep things going but Barca intercept and break...
- 76'
The home fans less happy now - Real Madrid have found an equaliser
- 75'
Over-elaboration takes the steam out of a Barca attack following great work by Overmars, who elected to pass rather than shoot from the edge of the area
- 74'
That's cheered up the home faithful, who seemed to be losing interest in the game being played out in front of them
- 73'
Huge cheers round the ground - Real Madrid are losing at home to Lokomotiv Moscow
- 72'
Robert's control - not for the first time - lets him down. Barca throw
- 71'
In comes Kluivert as Barca move forward quickly - he gets to the ball ahead of Given but prods it fractionally wide of the far post. Could so easily have been 4-1 to Barca there...
- 71'
Another good effort, and Ameobi has had a very impressive game tonight
- 70'
Kluivert and Christanval... but Newcastle win it back and Ameobi gets into the area to fire in a low shot. Bonano makes a fine stop
- 69'
Robert loses the ball and Barcelona will build from the back now
- 68'
Nol Solano as Newcastle get it back... Dyer takes over but this is all rather backwards and sideways in its nature
- 67'
Speed prods the ball forward for Newcastle, but it evades everyone and Barcelona have possession back rather cheaply
- 66'
He shouldn't have bothered - another wild effort is the result
- 66'
Free-kick Newcastle - some way out but Robert seems interested...
- 65'
Overmars almost gets a chance from a ricochet off Hughes, but the outcome of that is a goal-kick
- 64'
More Barcelona possession: they've discovered a bit more fluency now
- 63'
Motta crosses low and Kluivert can't quite convert it into a goal - good move
- 62'
This one is headed safely clear, but Barca have been buoyed by their third goal and come forward once again
- 61'
Dani gets into the area and tumbles over - Kluivert follows up and sees his shot blocked. Another Barca flag-kick
- 60'
Dyer tries his luck after a Speed touch, and sees his effort soar over the bar
- 60'
Overmars chases, Given comes to meet him - and gets the crucial interception
- 59'
A huge setback for the Toon Army, whose start to this second half has been purposeful but unrewarded
- 58'
And it's a goal - Motta gets a header in, and the ball creeps over the line despite Dyer's attempt to stop it. It's 3-1 - and that's harsh on Newcastle
- 57'
Dani crosses, the ball deflects and Griffin luges in to deny Overmars any chance of converting. It's a corner...
- 56'
Juan Riquelme the Barca player who saved his side from being pegged back by Newcastle once more
- 56'
Ameobi meets it and the ball is cleared off the line - Overmars comes breaking away... O'Brien makes a top-quality challenge
- 56'
Solano finds Dyer on the right, and Newcastle earn themselves a corner
- 55'
Ameobi battles for a ball into the Barcelona box, but the referee deems his challenge to have been a foul
- 54'
It brings a chance for Dani, who gets completely under the ball and sends it soaring towards the moon. Roughly
- 53'
They win it back - Mendieta hits a low effort and Speed intercepts. Corner...
- 53'
Barca have a free-kick, which is transformed into a complete waste of time by the most aimless of hoofs into the area
- 52'
Solano breaks down the right - Ameobi meets his cross and the effort is inches wide
- 51'
Kluivert and Motta link - Puyol appears on the right, and Dyer gets a challenge in as the ball falls to Dani
- 50'
Ameobi plays Lua Lua in on the corner of the area - he strikes a powerful shot, which flies wide of the near post. Decent chance, decent effort
- 49'
Solano does very well as Mendieta tries to twist into the area - Newcastle come forward but give it away
- 49'
Robert's backheel goes astray, but Bernard steps in to retain possession... the travelling fans make themselves heard
- 48'
Kluivert helps on a long goal-kick, but O'Brien stops anything developing from that touch
- 47'
Then Robert tries another effort - again, it's wayward: very high and very wide
- 46'
Forward it goes, but harmlessly - Newcastle get that out of danger with no problems
- 46'
The ball is back with Given, who clears long - Barcelona have a free-kick for a foul by Lua Lua
- 46'
Newcastle start the second half - they can be pretty proud of how they've played so far
- 45'
That's the half-time whistle - Barcelona lead 2-1, but Newcastle are by no means out of the picture
- 45'
Robert tries an effort from the edge of the area after some good build-up - wayward is the word, however, and it disappears into the stands
- 45'
Puyol crosses, Hughes clears. Two minutes of added time will be played at the end of this half
- 44'
Motta tries to find Mendieta inside the area, but the pass sells him short and Newcastle can block
- 43'
It's Mendieta who crosses this time, but it's a poor one and easy for Given to gather
- 42'
And Barca are zipping the ball about on it now, building - yet again - down the left. All their threat has come from there
- 42'
No sign of yesterday's Blackpool in summer-style downpours - the pitch, covered in puddles 24 hours ago, looks pristine
- 41'
Riquelme slaps in a shot from distance - wide of the post. Not long left until the break
- 40'
Overmars has been outstanding - he looks for Dani and he's a whisker away from making it 3-1
- 39'
It results in a frantic scramble, but the referee has spotted a foul and the whistle goes in any case
- 38'
Sub Christanval makes a good break, and wins his side a corner...
- 37'
Mendieta bursts forward - Nolberto Solano is in the right place with an excellent challenge
- 36'
Cruel for the visitors, who had put together that excellent spell following their equaliser. Now they must do it all again
- 35'
But out of the blue, Barcelona regain the lead - Overmars feeds Kluivert, and he slides home a low effort from 17 yards. 2-1 Barca, and that's against the current run of play!
- 35'
Another good sign for former Barca boss Robson and his side
- 34'
Ameobi and Lua Lua combine - the latter plays it in, but it's not the best of passes and is scraped out of danger
- 33'
Newcastle's confidence is visibly soaring - Ameobi crosses and Solano tries his luck. Bonano makes a good stop
- 32'
But the home side are looking uncertain, especially from Newcastle balls into the box
- 32'
It's deep, and cleared... Ameobi plays it back in and Barcelona clear once more
- 31'
Dyer makes a brilliant run down the right - his cross is desperately cleared with Ameobi waiting. Newcastle's first corner
- 30'
Xavi swings the ball deep into the Newcastle penalty area, where it's well dealt with
- 29'
Yet again, it's Overmars - and again it's Griffin getting in his way. Dani puts in a cross and Barcelona have yet another corner to their name...
- 29'
Overmars takes it on, but Given gets there to deal with the situation for Newcastle
- 28'
Bernard gets there well as Motta tries to thread the ball into the penalty area - Barca build again through Mendieta...
- 28'
Overmars crosses, Kluivert tries to get on the end of it - O'Brien gets there to avert the danger
- 27'
But Barcelona give the ball away - that equaliser has rattled their confidence
- 26'
The small-ish crowd stunned by Newcastle's leveller... Motta, meanwhile, is fouled by Dyer inside the Newcastle half
- 26'
Frank de Boer tries an ambitious shot from a long way out, and sees it speed wide of Given's goal
- 25'
Overmars has the ball as Barca look to hit back - they win a free-kick midway inside the Newcastle half...
- 24'
And the stand-in striker finds a superb finish, striking the ball low beyond the stranded Bonano. Newcastle are level - it's 1-1!
- 23'
Dyer finds himself space and room in the area and slides the ball to an unmarked Shola Ameobi...
- 22'
It's cleared away, but this is a good little spell by the Toon and they come forward once again...
- 21'
The result of that is a free-kick in a potentially threatening position - could this be a chance for the equaliser?
- 20'
Forward come Newcastle, and the referee sees a challenge he didn't like
- 19'
They attack again and win another corner, which Given deals with safely
- 18'
...and the home side have been forced into two very early substitutions here
- 17'
Another Barca setback - Philip Cocu is injured and has to come off. He's replaced by Mendieta...
- 16'
That's cleared, but the home side have an ominous zip about much of their forward momentum
- 15'
Barca come forward again - they win another corner in what has been a very positive start overall...
- 14'
Philippe Christanval is brought on in his place - an early and unwanted change for Barcelona
- 14'
Play is stopped, and the Dutch international is receiving treatment. He may well have to come off here...
- 13'
Solano gets another cross in, which Reiziger swings at and misses - he gets away with it but has injured himself in taking a swing at that one...
- 12'
Good response from Newcastle, who are showing that they can string together some good attacking moves here
- 12'
Lua Lua breaks and looks for Ameobi - it's cleared... Solano crosses and Michael Reiziger is the defender in the right place
- 11'
Motta and Dani link again, and the busy Overmars has it again... he tumbles inside the area under a challenge but the ref waves play on
- 11'
Straight to the other end - Riquleme shoots, and Newcastle block
- 10'
Lua Lua charges forward - Robert fires in a low cross and Solano can't quite convert with the home defence struggling somewhat
- 10'
Sir Bobby Robson's side are giving the ball away on the rare occasions they have it - Barca are snapping in and piling on the pressure
- 9'
What can Newcastle - minus, of course, Shearer and Bellamy tonight - find in response?
- 8'
Great finishing from Dani, crisply across Shay Given, and relief for under-pressure Barca coach van Gaal
- 7'
O'Brien gets there - Motta takes it on and sees his shot blocked, but Barca build again and Dani is there to slide the ball into the corner after Xavi's pass. A nightmare start for Newcastle!
- 6'
Overmars looks for Kluivert, and Aaron Hughes has to concede another Barcelona corner...
- 5'
Robert comes forward, but an offside flag halts that promising break in its tracks
- 5'
They look for Motta, and O'Brien is there to clear Toon Army lines
- 5'
Shola Ameobi is back to head clear, and Barca have to settle for a throw
- 4'
Kluivert then feeds Dani, and Newcastle, under the cosh in these opening stages, concede another corner
- 4'
But the Dutchman makes a mess of his touch and Newcastle breathe again
- 3'
Solano loses out for Newcastle and Riquelme takes it on... then Overmars finds Kluivert...
- 3'
In the Champions League, though, they're unstoppable - nine wins from nine so far
- 3'
Encouraging moments for a Barca side under increasing fire for their league form
- 2'
That brings another corner, which is met by Cocu but directed over the crossbar
- 1'
The home side win it back, and Overmars forces an early corner following a good Andy Griffin challenge...
It's soon played out again - but a miscontrol gives Newcastle a throw inside the Barcelona half
Barca get the game under way - and the ball is soon played back to keeper Oscar Bonano
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