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03/10 02:55 CDT Champions League: Barcelona travels to Newcastle as round of 16
gets underway
Champions League: Barcelona travels to Newcastle as round of 16 gets underway
Barcelona faces Newcastle as the Champions League round of 16 gets underway on
Tuesday.
The Spanish champions travel to St James' Park for the first leg, with coach
Hansi Flick leaving his players in no doubt about what's at stake.
"It's one of the most important moments of the season and we are all ready for
it," he said.
Five-time European champion Barcelona hasn't won the Champions League since
2015 and has had to watch on as its fiercest rival Real Madrid has dominated
the competition.
Flick delivered the Spanish title last season, but his team was knocked out of
the Champions League at the semifinals stage. He is aiming to improve on that
this time around.
"What I can say is everything here in Barcelona is great," he said. "I'm here 1
1-2 years and I'm enjoying every single day working with this fantastic team,
with these fantastic players, with this staff around.
"Now we are building this club also for the future. This is what we want to do."
Liverpool travels to Galatasaray on Tuesday and Bayern Munich is away to
Atalanta.
Atletico Madrid hosts a Tottenham team that is fighting to avoid relegation
from the Premier League.
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