Newcastle United have announced their official squad for the [UEFA Champions League group phase](https://www.nufcblog.co.uk/2025/08/28/newcastles-full-champions-league-draw-all-8-games-as-toon-face-barca-psg-and-more/), starting two weeks on Thursday at home to Barcelona!
FOUR senior players miss out, with club captain Jamaal Lascelles the most high-profile omission following the signing of former AC Milan centre-back Malick Thiaw.
Elsewhere, goalkeepers Mark Gillespie and John Ruddy are also absent from Newcastle ‘A List’, with Harrison Ashby failing to make the cut.
The ‘B List’ of additional players is set to feature youngsters like Lewis Hall, Lewis Miley and goalkeeper Max Thompson, although this list doesn’t need to be forwarded to UEFA until the day before a match.
See Eddie Howe’s full 21-man squad below:
**Goalkeepers**
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Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale
**Defenders**
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Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Fabian Schar, Malick Thiaw, Emil Krafth, Tino Livramento, Kieran Trippier
**Midfielders**
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Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, Jacob Ramsey, Sandro Tonali, Joe Willock
**Forwards**
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Nick Woltemade, Yoane Wissa, Will Osula, Harvey Barnes, Anthony Elanga, Anthony Gordon, Jacob Murphy
See Newcastle’s full Champions League fixture list below, showing all the dates, opponents and kick-off times of all eight of our league phase games:
**Thursday 18th September –** Newcastle United vs FC Barcelona (kick-off 8pm BST)
**Wednesday 1st October –** Union SG vs Newcastle United (kick-off 5:45pm BST)
**Tuesday 21st October –** Newcastle United vs Benfica (kick-off 8pm BST)
**Wednesday 5th November –** Newcastle United vs Athletic Club (kick-off 8pm BST)
**Tuesday 25th November –** Olympique Marseille vs Newcastle United (kick-off 8pm BST)
**Wednesday 10th December –** Bayer Leverkusen vs Newcastle United (kick-off 8pm BST)
**Wednesday 21st January –** Newcastle United vs PSV Eindhoven (kick-off 8pm BST)
**Wednesday 28th January** – Paris Saint-Germain vs Newcastle United (kick-off 8pm BST)