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A Virus at Newcastle Threatens the Match Against Barcelona and Adds to the Injuries of the English Team
The English team has been struck by a virus that seems to have affected several players on the roster in the days leading up to the round of 16
The virus that threatens Newcastle
A virus has affected Newcastle and several players have fallen ill, and the team is alarmed by the proximity of the match against FC Barcelona. Newcastle coach Eddie Howe said that Nick Woltemade fell ill and was therefore unable to train, while Ramsey trained well according to the coach. However, Bruno Guimarães, Fabian Schär and Lewis Miley will not be available for the clash against the Catalan team.
Injuries
While Livramento, injured in January, is in the last stage of his recovery and would still not be available for the match against Barcelona due to his recovery schedule, the coach assures that the match would be too soon for the player to return to the courts.
The first leg match and Newcastle's situation
Barcelona's match against Newcastle will take place on the first day of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, to be played at St. James Park, with the English team as the home team in this first leg match where they will have to make the biggest difference or seek to equalize to then go to Barcelona. At the moment Newcastle is thirteenth in the Premier League and dreams of going far in the Champions League
