St James’ Park will be rocking as Newcastle make their Champions League return tonight. Barcelona are the visitors to Tyneside on what should be a superb occasion, evoking memories of Tino Asprilla’s famous hat-trick in this same fixture back in 1997, when the LaLiga giants were stunned. How the home faithful would love a repeat performance this evening as Eddie Howe’s side mark their comeback to Europe’s top table, two seasons on from thrashing Paris Saint-Germain on home soil in a short-lived campaign.
