Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterFour Four TwoGet the FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.You are now subscribedYour newsletter sign-up was successfulWant to add more newsletters?Five times a weekFourFourTwo DailyFantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more.Signup +Once a week...And its LIVE!Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterNewcastle will run the Champions League suspension gauntlet once more this evening when they take on Barcelona.The Magpies are bidding to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time, after a 1-1 first leg Round of 16 result against the Catalans at St. James Park.Match official Marco Guida came in for criticism on Tyneside having failed to book Barcelonas Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez for what many deemed yellow card offences. Bookings for either player would have resulted in a suspension for the second leg.Article continues below Francois Letexier named Barcelona vs Newcastle United refereeItalian referee Guida then, correctly, awarded a penalty kick during second half stoppage time, allowing Barcelona to level from the spot after Harvey Barnes had given Newcastle the lead with only minutes remaining.Officials for tonights second leg at Spotify Camp Nou have been decided and it doesnt look as though the Toon Army will be given an officiating reprieve.UEFA official Francois Letexier is the man in the middle in Barcelona and has quite the reputation in his homeland. In 13 Ligue 1 matches this season, Letexier has brandished 61 yellows and five reds, whilst also awarding three penalties.Letexier also showed 16 yellow cards during three FIFA Club World Cup matches he ruled over last summer, but is yet to expel anyone in his six Champions League appearances this term.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.In this competition, yellow card tallies are not reset until AFTER the quarter-final stage, meaning Newcastles Joelinton and Dan Burn will walk the suspension tightrope at Spotify Camp Nou.Both players are one booking away from a one-match suspension.Barcelona, though, could be without a greater portion of their squad should they progress with Marc Casado, Gerard Martin, Yamal and Lopez all one booking away from a ban.TOPICSDan BurnJoelintonNewcastle UnitedBarcelonaChampions LeagueJoe DonnohueSocial Links NavigationSenior Digital WriterJoe joined FourFourTwo as senior digital writer in July 2025 after five years covering Leeds United in the Championship and Premier League. Joe's 'Mastermind' specialist subject is 2000s-era Newcastle United having had a season ticket at St. James' Park for 10 years before relocating to Leeds and later London. Joe takes a keen interest in youth football, covering PL2, U21 Euros, as well as U20 and U17 World Cups in the past, in addition to hosting the industry-leading football recruitment-focused SCOUTED podcast. He is also one of the lucky few to have 'hit top bins' as a contestant on Soccer AM. It wasn't a shin-roller.
