Champions League nights are now back on the menu at St James' Park.
The last time Eddie Howe's Newcastle United participated in the illustrious competition, the Tyneside outfit hosted some unbelievable contests, with the Toon's triumphant 4-1 victory over Paris St. Germain still a match that's fondly remembered in the history books to this day.
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Unfortunately, Howe can't call upon Alexander Isak tomorrow evening as Barcelona come to town, with the Swedish superstar leading the line heroically that night for his now former side, before moving to Liverpool.
But, the much-loved Magpies manager can still spring a surprise on Barca in the forward positions, with Anthony Elanga perhaps given the nod to start, alongside the likes of Nick Woltemade, who has arguably filled the hole left behind by Isak already.
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How Elanga can trouble Barca
While toppling Hansi Flick's La Liga giants will, of course, be no easy feat, there will be a belief coursing through Newcastle's veins that they can cause an immediate upset back in the Champions League, having pulled off just that versus PSG.
To help in their bid to try and unsettle the visitors from Spain from minute one, Howe might well be prepared to launch Elanga into first-team action, despite him picking up zero goals or assists from his opening four Premier League contests donning Newcastle black and white.
Yet, when you remove his lacklustre numbers in the top-flight so far, it could well be that adding his trademark burst of pace - that he showed time after time for Nottingham Forest - into what will be a nervy contest could catch Flick's side off-guard, with Elanga also often boasting end product when bursting forward, having collected 11 goals and 21 assists in total at the City Ground.
Moreover, Elanga already has a Champions League goal next to his name for Manchester United, with a clear eagerness to prove himself in a competition that once saw him just gain some reduced minutes here or there.
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Howe starting some tricky and hard to contain wingers could be a huge advantage, considering Lamine Yamal - who is similarly quick and easy on the eye - is ruled out for this mid-week affair for Barca through injury.
Yet, it's not just Elanga that can gift the Toon a difference-maker out on the flanks, with one of the Swede's teammates arguably Howe's own version of Yamal.
Howe's own version of Yamal
Flick will be gutted that he can't call upon his 18-year-old ace for this showdown on English soil, with the Spaniard already up two goals and three assists this season in league action.
That's before you even delve deeper into his overall Champions League numbers, with five goals and eight assists already tallied up by the teenage sensation on Europe's grandest stage, despite his career still being in its infancy.
Lamine Yamal for Barcelona
Therefore, it might be wild to state that Newcastle possesses its own version of the "ridiculous" attacker - as former Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger once labelled him - but Anthony Gordon has found himself consistently in the spotlight from a very early age, like Yamal.
Indeed, Gordon first made waves in the first-team picture at Everton when he was just 18 years of age - which is the same age Yamal currently is - with his career only going from strength to strength when departing the Toffees for an opportunity at Newcastle.
Gordon's career by position
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When looking at the table above, it's clear that the 14-time England international has taken to terrorising Premier League defences for the Magpies like a duck to water, with a tally of 22 goals and 23 assists coming his way when lining up in a whole host of different positions.
Amazingly, despite being touted to have a crazy £173m market value next to his name in Spain, Yamal can only boast 19 more goal contributions at the Camp Nou, with Gordon hopeful he can steal all the headlines as Newcastle pick up a victory, knowing Barca's number ten is sidelined.
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Having also been lauded as "unplayable" when at the peak of his powers by Statman Dave, it will be a welcome return to the starting XI for Gordon if he is selected after being suspended from Premier League action.
In a dream reality, he will be able to combine effortlessly with Woltemade and Elanga to guide the Toon to another famous victory in Europe's standout competition. In the absence of Isak, he can be Newcastle's new attacking talisman - just like Yamal is in Catalonia.