Overview
- VAR reviewed Gerard Martin's first-half challenge on Bruno Guimaraes and upheld referee Glenn Nyberg's on-field yellow card.
- Keith Hackett told Football Insider the tackle involved excessive force, endangered an opponent and warranted a red card.
- Shay Given said on TNT Sports at halftime that Martin was very lucky to avoid dismissal with the match still scoreless.
- The game featured six yellow cards and no reds, with Newcastle's Dan Burn booked for a late challenge on Jules Kounde.
- Barcelona won 2-1 at St. James' Park through a Marcus Rashford brace, and there has been no indication of retrospective disciplinary action.