Barça fan swaps Newcastle tie for Exeter match after stadium mix-up

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2026-03-11

London (PA Media/dpa) - A Spanish football fan accidentally swapped an evening of Champions League football in Newcastle for a League One clash in Exeter, following a stadium mix-up. Having planned to watch Barcelona's last-16 first-leg clash against the Magpies, the supporter found himself at St James Park rather than St James' Park - a mis-calculation of around 366 miles, or six-and-a-half hours on the road. In a post shared on X, the Grecians......

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