Madrid, March 17 -- FC Barcelona hosts Newcastle United at Camp Nou on Wednesday aiming to seal its place in the Champions League quarterfinals.
Barcelona escaped with a 1-1 draw in Newcastle a week ago thanks to Lamine Yamal's 95th-minute penalty after an underwhelming display at St. James' Park, leaving Hansi Flick's sideas the clear favorite for the return leg.
Flick rested Yamal and Fermin Lopez for Sunday's 5-2 home win over Sevilla, and the comfortable nature of that victory allowed him to withdraw other key players such as Pedri, Joao Cancelo and Marc Bernal in the second half to give them much-needed rest, according to Xinhua.
The Barcelona coach admitted on Sunday that Pedri needs careful management to avoid a relapse of the mus...