Newcastle vs. Barcelona: Head-to-head record and past meetings

By Oliver Thomas | 16 Sep 2025 20:00, Last updated: 25 Nov 2025 10:07

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 5

Draws: 0

Newcastle United and Barcelona have faced each other just five times across all competitions, with each encounter taking place in the group stage of the Champions League.

The very first meeting between the two teams took place at St James' Park in September 1997 and it was the Magpies, managed by Kenny Dalglish, who prevailed against Louis van Gaal's side via a memorable 3-2 scoreline, courtesy of a stunning hat-trick from Faustino Asprilla.

However, Barcelona got their revenge just over two months later, as Giovanni Silva was set up by a young Pep Guardiola to score the only goal in a narrow 1-0 victory at Camp Nou, the first of three wins the Catalan club have recorded against Newcastle.

Fast-forward five years and Barcelona would play host to Newcastle again, but this time in what was known as the second group stage. Van Gaal was in charge of the Catalans for a second spell and the Dutchman steered his side to a 3-1 home victory in December 2002, thanks to goals from Dani Garcia, Patrick Kluivert and Thiago Motta. Shola Ameobi, meanwhile, was on the scoresheet for the Magpies.

Three months later, Sir Bobby Robson's Newcastle were beaten again by Barcelona and conceded goals from both Kluivert and Motta in the second half to lose 2-0 at St James' Park, before going on to finish third in their group and crash out of the competition.

The last meeting between the two sides came in the league stage of the 2025-26 competition, with Marcus Rashford scoring twice in a 2-1 victory for Barcelona at St James' Park.