{"id":25433,"date":"2026-03-10T08:46:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/champions-league-round-of-16-begins-barcelona-travel-to-newcastle\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:46:34","slug":"champions-league-round-of-16-begins-barcelona-travel-to-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/champions-league-round-of-16-begins-barcelona-travel-to-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League: Round of 16 begins, Barcelona travel to Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Barcelona play against Newcastle <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Champions League Round of 16<\/span> I&#8217;ll start on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>The Spanish champions head to St James&#8217; Park for the first leg and manager Hansi Flick is leaving his players in no doubt as to what is at stake. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s one of the most important times of the season and we&#8217;re all gearing up for it,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>5-time European Champion <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Barcelona<\/span> They have not won the Champions League since 2015 and have been forced to watch as their fiercest rivals, Real Madrid, dominate the competition. <\/p>\n<p>Flick led Spain to the title last season, but the team was eliminated from the Champions League at the semi-final stage. This time, they aim to improve it even further.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What I can say is that everything here at Barcelona is great,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been here for a year or two now and I&#8217;ve enjoyed every day working with this great team, great players and this staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are now building this club for the future as well. 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