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Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg Set as Barca

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Barcelona faces Newcastle United this week for their Champions League Round of 16 second leg after securing a dramatic first-leg draw thanks to late action. The match ended at St James' Park with Lamine Yamal's ninety-sixth-minute penalty cancelling out Harvey Barnes's opening goal, leaving the tie level and both teams fighting desperately over qualification spots in what is described as one of this year's most coin-flip encounters heading into Camp Nou on Wednesday (1:45 pm ET).

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    Barcelona and Newcastle are level at one-all heading into the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie.
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    The match is taking place this Wednesday evening in Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium with a quarterfinal spot on the line for both teams.
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    Lamine Yamal scored an equalizer via penalty kick late in extra time to cancel out Harvey Barnes' opening goal from last week.
[Mar 17, Wednesday] Second leg of Champions League Round of 16 match between Barcelona and Newcastle at Camp Nou kicks off (approx. 23:45 UTC/08:45 CET).