Barça buries Newcastle
Barcelona thumped Newcastle 7-2 in the Champions League Round of 16 second leg — a 8-3 aggregate verdict that rockets them into the quarterfinals. The result dominated UCL chatter on X as fans and pundits digested one of the competition’s most lopsided knockout scorelines this season (bolavip.com) (x.com).
Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski each scored twice in the second leg, with Lamine Yamal converting a stoppage-time penalty and Fermín López also finding the net (ESPN: ). Newcastle’s two goals in the first half both came from Anthony Elanga, who scored twice inside a 13-minute span to briefly level the tie (ESPN: ). The match was staged at the Spotify Camp Nou with an official attendance of 56,662 recorded for the fixture (Sky Sports: ). Barcelona’s seven-goal haul equals the club’s record for goals scored in a Champions League knockout game (matching a 2011–12 result against Bayer Leverkusen), while Newcastle conceded seven — tied for the most by an English side in UEFA competition in a single game. (ESPN: ). Manager Hansi Flick praised the team’s second-half performance as “magnificent,” and the club noted Robert Lewandowski’s brace brought his Barcelona goal tally to 117, matching Hristo Stoichkov’s total for the club. (FC Barcelona: ). Barcelona’s reward is a quarter-final tie with Atlético Madrid, with UEFA’s quarter-final window scheduled for early to mid-April and exact leg dates listed on UEFA’s fixtures page. (beIN Sports: UEFA: ).
