According to Spanish source Fichajes, Newcastle United plan to offer €50 million to sign Atletico Madrid’s young forward Giuliano Simeone in the January transfer window. The club has been trying

Fabian Schar will “miss a few games” for Newcastle United due to the head injury he suffered against Barcelona. The former Switzerland international defender was visibly knocked back by a vicious shot from Marcus Rashford but, despite receiving immediate on-field treatment, he passed the initial concussion protocols.

Faustino Asprilla returned to St. James’ Park, the stadium where he once stunned Barça with a Champions League hat-trick in 1997. This time he watched Barça defeat Newcastle 2-1 and, instead of celebrating with the home crowd, he found himself impressed by Hansi Flick’s team, especially Pedri González.

These are the levels in the Champions League. Newcastle United had more shots on target (six) and a higher xG (1.46) than Barcelona in a 2-1 defeat at St James' Park. But it was the Catalan giants, and Marcus Rashford,

Pedri and Frenkie de Jong are rightfully earning massive praise for their performance last night in Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Newcastle United in the UEFA Champions League, for the game would have