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Barcelona 2008/09 vs Newcastle 1995/96

Pep Guardiola's Barcelona 2008/09 bring 4-3-3 and tiki-taka with positional play. Kevin Keegan's Newcastle 1995/96 answer with 4-4-2 and high tempo with star forwards; the matchup is decided by which side can impose that identity without exposing its weakest transition.

Why this matchup matters

Two football ideas, one impossible night

Pep Guardiola's Barcelona 2008/09 bring 4-3-3 and tiki-taka with positional play. Kevin Keegan's Newcastle 1995/96 answer with 4-4-2 and high tempo with star forwards; the matchup is decided by which side can impose that identity without exposing its weakest transition.

BarcelonaPep Guardiola · 4-3-3 · Tiki-Taka · Positional PlayNewcastleKevin Keegan · 4-4-2 · High Tempo · Star Forwards

400 alternate nights

Barcelona vs Newcastle

Model lean: Barcelona

Signature score

2–1

average goals 1.62–1.39

45.5%
Barcelona
23.3%
Draw
31.3%
Newcastle

Most likely scores

  1. 2–110.5%
  2. 1–110.5%
  3. 1–29%
  4. 1–08.5%
  5. 3–26.8%
  6. 2–06.5%

Match profile

xG1.781.35
Shots15.212.2
Poss58%42%
CS25.3%18%
BTTS61.5%
Over 2.558.5%

Goals in 400 matches

  1. BarcelonaG/m
  2. Eto'o2240.56
  3. Henry1430.36
  4. Messi1170.29
  5. Iniesta440.11
  1. NewcastleG/m
  2. Ferdinand1860.47
  3. Asprilla1240.31
  4. Ginola670.17
  5. Beardsley590.15
Home XIBarcelona2008/09Pep Guardiola · 4-3-3
93OVR

XI

  • LWThierry Henry90
  • STSamuel Eto'o92
  • RWLionel Messi95
  • CMAndrés Iniesta94
  • CDMSergio Busquets84
  • CMXavi95
  • LBEric Abidal86
  • CBCarles Puyol90
  • CBGerard Piqué88
  • RBDani Alves90
  • GKVíctor Valdés86
Bench · 9 ▾
  • CMYaya Touré86
  • CBRafael Márquez84
  • CMSeydou Keita83
  • RWAlexander Hleb81
  • LBSylvinho80
  • STBojan Krkić78
  • RWPedro77
  • GKJosé Manuel Pinto76
  • CBMartín Cáceres76
Away XINewcastle1995/96Kevin Keegan · 4-4-2
84OVR

XI

  • STLes Ferdinand86
  • STFaustino Asprilla84
  • LMDavid Ginola86
  • CAMPeter Beardsley86
  • CMDavid Batty82
  • CMRobert Lee82
  • LBJohn Beresford78
  • RBWarren Barton76
  • CBPhilippe Albert82
  • CBSteve Howey78
  • GKPavel Srnicek78
Bench · 4 ▾
  • RMKeith Gillespie78
  • CBDarren Peacock76
  • CMLee Clark76
  • GKShaka Hislop76

Ratings

Attack95
Midfield98
Defence88
Goalkeeping86
Chemistry97
Overall93

Ratings

Attack90
Midfield84
Defence76
Goalkeeping78
Chemistry88
Overall84

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XI

  • LWThierry Henry90
  • STSamuel Eto'o92
  • RWLionel Messi95
  • CMAndrés Iniesta94
  • CDMSergio Busquets84
  • CMXavi95
  • LBEric Abidal86
  • CBCarles Puyol90
  • CBGerard Piqué88
  • RBDani Alves90
  • GKVíctor Valdés86
Bench · 9 ▾
  • CMYaya Touré86
  • CBRafael Márquez84
  • CMSeydou Keita83
  • RWAlexander Hleb81
  • LBSylvinho80
  • STBojan Krkić78
  • RWPedro77
  • GKJosé Manuel Pinto76
  • CBMartín Cáceres76
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XI

  • STLes Ferdinand86
  • STFaustino Asprilla84
  • LMDavid Ginola86
  • CAMPeter Beardsley86
  • CMDavid Batty82
  • CMRobert Lee82
  • LBJohn Beresford78
  • RBWarren Barton76
  • CBPhilippe Albert82
  • CBSteve Howey78
  • GKPavel Srnicek78
Bench · 4 ▾
  • RMKeith Gillespie78
  • CBDarren Peacock76
  • CMLee Clark76
  • GKShaka Hislop76
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