"From my experience, you always have to give your best in every game. I think we have to learn from each meeting, from what happened to us last year,"
"I want to repeat how we played on Sunday. Everyone was connected, focused. Lamine, Balde, Gavi were not there. But we did well against Valencia and that's what I want to see tomorrow as well, a good game."
"I've never been to this stadium before. It's one of the best"
Barcelona were urged to learn lessons from last year’s Champions League failure ahead of the 2025-26 campaign kickoff at Newcastle’s St. James' Park. The fixture is the fifth meeting between the two clubs and the first since March 2003. Barcelona aim to end a decade-long Champions League title drought after a 7-6 aggregate semi-final loss to Inter in 2024-25, with Inter subsequently losing the final 5-0 to Paris Saint-Germain. Opta rates Barcelona’s chances at 8% this season, behind Liverpool, Arsenal, PSG and Manchester City. Recent form versus English opponents has been strong, but inconsistencies and absences of players such as Lamine, Balde and Gavi remain concerns.
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