15 UEFA Champions League Finalists Who Played For Newcastle

2. Gabriel Obertan (2011) - Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United

The only current Newcastle United player to have been part of a squad who reached the Champions League final is, amazingly, Gabriel Obertan. Although the 26-year-old French winger did not feature in the actual matchday squad for Manchester United's final loss to Barcelona at Wembley in 2011, he had played earlier on in the tournament. That same summer Obertan moved to St James' Park in a £4 million deal - and he has rarely looked like a player who helped Man United to a Champions League final since...
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