Newcastle United injury news: The latest from Barcelona and Newcastle United ahead of their Champions League meeting at the Spotify Camp Nou.
There is nothing to separate the two clubs heading to the Spotify Camp Nou following last week’s 1-1 draw at St James’ Park. Hansi Flick and Eddie Howe’s sides both won in domestic action at the weekend in preparation for this game and will be desperate to come through Wednesday night’s game with a favourable result.
However, both managers have a number of injury concerns to deal with, particularly in midfield areas. Here, we take a look at the latest injury news affecting both camps ahead of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second-leg clash between Barcelona and Newcastle United at the Spotify Camp Nou.
Barcelona injury news v Newcastle United
Frenkie De Jong - out
De Jong marshalled the midfield at St James’ Park during their league phase meeting but did not feature on Tyneside last week. He also won’t take part in the second-leg on Wednesday night.
Jules Kounde - out
Kounde suffered an injury during Barcelona’s Copa Del Rey tie against Atletico Madrid last month and has been ruled-out of Wednesday night’s game.
Alejandro Balde - out
Like Kounde before him, Balde was also injured during Barcelona’s Copa Del Rey meeting with Atletico Madrid. A hamstring injury will keep him out of the second leg.
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Andreas Christensen - out
Christensen suffered a partial ACL injury in December and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Gavi - doubt
Gavi travelled to Newcastle with his teammates last week but did not feature at St James’ Park. He did make his return to action at the weekend, though, following six months out. He is a doubt to feature at the Spotify Camp Nou.
Newcastle United injury news v Barcelona
Fabian Schar - out
Schar suffered an ankle ligament injury against Leeds United in January and has been ruled-out of action for the foreseeable future. He may return to action next month if his recovery goes as planned.
Emil Krafth - out
Krafth has undergone surgery on a knee injury and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. He has not been named in Newcastle United’s ‘List A’ squad for the knockout stages and thus cannot feature against Barcelona.
Bruno Guimaraes - out
Guimaraes suffered an injury late on against Spurs last month and has not been seen in action since. It has since been revealed that the Brazilian will miss a substantial amount of matches and is not expected to return to action until after the next international break. An estimated eight to ten weeks on the sidelines will keep Guimaraes, who is currently back in Brazil receiving treatment, out of action until April.
Mark Gillespie - out
Gillespie has not been named in Newcastle United’s ‘List A’ squad for the knockout stages and thus cannot feature against Barcelona.
Lewis Miley - doubt
Miley hasn’t featured since their draw with PSG in January with a leg injury continuing to keep him sidelined. There is hope that he can return to action at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night, although any appearance will more than likely come from the bench if he is to play.
Sandro Tonali - doubt
Tonali missed Newcastle United’s win over Chelsea through illness. He could be back in contention to feature on Wednesday night.
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