Magpies back in big Tyne

NEWCASTLE will bookend their Champions League group stage campaign in 2025-26 with glamour ties against Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

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Eddie Howe’s men begin their assault on Europe’s top club competition at home against Barca on September 18.

And should they need a result from their final game, they will have to do it against defending champions PSG in the Parc de Princes in late January.

Marcus Rashford's Barca also have a trip to Chelsea midway through the group stages.

Enzo Maresca’s Blues travel to face Harry Kane and Bayern Munich in their opener while a visit to Napoli beckons in their final game.

Kane will also play another of his former London rivals in the shape of Arsenal in mid-November while the Gunners face a tricky trip to Inter Milan in their last-but-one game.