{"id":7544,"date":"2025-09-19T14:22:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kheldiary.com\/?p=7544"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:22:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:37:55","slug":"barcelona-starts-new-champions-league-season-with-victory-over-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kheldiary.com\/?p=7544&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona Starts New Champions League Season with Victory Over Newcastle United"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kheldiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250919_071815-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C806&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kheldiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250919_071815-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C806&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kheldiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250919_071815-1.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kheldiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250919_071815-1.jpg?resize=768%2C604&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kheldiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_20250919_071815-1.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathmandu, Sept 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kheldiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/STEEL-2080_700x80-1-27.gif?resize=700%2C80&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7546\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathmandu \u2013 Spanish club Barcelona kicked off the new season of the UEFA Champions League with a 2\u20131 victory over England\u2019s Newcastle United in the group stage opener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both goals for Barcelona were scored by young striker Marcus Rashford, who joined the club on loan from Manchester United. This marked Rashford\u2019s first competitive goals for his new team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rashford opened the scoring in the 58th minute with a header from a cross delivered by Jules Kound\u00e9. He then added a second goal in the 67th minute with a powerful strike, giving Barcelona a comfortable lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newcastle managed to pull one back in the 90th minute through Antony Gordon, but it was not enough to secure a draw. Barcelona\u2019s young talent Lamine Yamal was absent due to injury and did not feature in the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other Champions League results on Thursday were as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manchester City 2\u20130 Napoli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newcastle United 1\u20132 Barcelona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sporting CP 4\u20131 Kairat Almaty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eintracht Frankfurt 5\u20131 Galatasaray<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FC Copenhagen 2\u20132 Bayer Leverkusen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Club Brugge 4\u20131 Monaco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysts praised Barcelona\u2019s performance as an encouraging start to the new season. Rashford\u2019s impact, quick decision-making, and clinical finishing played a key role in securing the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this victory, Barcelona begins the group stage on a strong note, positioning themselves at the top of the standings. The team will look to maintain this form in the upcoming matches and continue their push toward the knockout stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"109\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kheldiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1328256665-20.webp?resize=390%2C109&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7547\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu, Sept 19. 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