📅 18/09/25🕒 19:00🏟️ St. James' Park🧑⚖️ Glenn Nyberg, Sweden
ScorerM. Rashford2 goalsBiggest Swing+1.52 xT58' M. RashfordCards6
Newcastle 1-2 FC Barcelona — xTears 13.94 (18/09/25)
FC Barcelona got the job done 1-2 over Newcastle on 18 September 2025 during Matchday 1 of the Champions League. Total damage: 13.94 xTears.
M. Rashford ended up carrying the main damage for FC Barcelona through M. Rashford 58' goal (+1.52 xT) and then M. Rashford 67' goal (+1.47 xT).
It came in waves: a bit of control, then a burst of bedlam.
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How it unfolded
Timeline
58'
Goal
0-1M. Rashford - FC Barcelona
Assist: J. Koundé
67'
Goal
0-2M. Rashford - FC Barcelona
90'
Goal
1-2A. Gordon - Newcastle
Assist: J. Murphy
Absolute chaos
🧨
5.71
58'
Goal
+1.52 xT
M. Rashford - FC Barcelona
Assist: J. Koundé
90'
Goal
+1.48 xT
A. Gordon - Newcastle
Assist: J. Murphy
67'
Goal
+1.47 xT
M. Rashford - FC Barcelona
90+3'
Substitution
+0.46 xT
Marc Casadó for Fermín - FC Barcelona
All-out war
🟥
5.31
90+7'
Yellow card
+1.05 xT
Marc Casadó - FC Barcelona
75'
Yellow card
+0.89 xT
Fermín - FC Barcelona
82'
Yellow card
+0.89 xT
F. de Jong - FC Barcelona
45+2'
Yellow card
+0.86 xT
D. Burn - Newcastle
Late drama
🔥
4.66
90'
Goal
+1.48 xT
A. Gordon - Newcastle
Assist: J. Murphy
90+7'
Yellow card
+1.05 xT
Marc Casadó - FC Barcelona
82'
Yellow card
+0.89 xT
F. de Jong - FC Barcelona
90+3'
Substitution
+0.46 xT
Marc Casadó for Fermín - FC Barcelona
Referee scandal
🧑⚖️
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Cruelty
😈
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Crushed hope
💔
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
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