Barcelona players joined Sporting, Real Madrid, PSG and Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. In the return match of the round of 16 at Camp Nou, the Catalan giants outclassed Newcastle with a score of 7:2 and with a total score of 8:3 passed among the eight best teams of the Old Continent.
It was her a fantastic performance from Barcelonaespecially the Brazilian Raphinha, who scored two goals, assisted twice, won a penalty kick, and had a “pre-assist” for another goal.
The Catalans took the lead in the sixth minute with a goal Raphinhe. Lamine Yamal got rid of the keeper in the middle of the pitch, pulled off a counterattack by employing Fermin diagonally, who continued to Raphinha, and the Brazilian calmly finished the action with a goal.
The joy of the hosts was short-lived, Newcastle equalized in the 15th minute. minutes. It was a quick action by the visitors, Lewis Hall broke through on the left wing, working in the middle Anthony Elanga who came out alone in front of Joan Garcia, scoring for 1-1.
Barca regained the lead in the 18th minute. Raphinha crossed from a free kick, Martin lowered his head, and Bernal scored his debut in the Champions League from close range. However, “Magpies” did not surrender. In the 28th minute Elanga once again equalized.
Yamal wanted to get his teammate to work with the fifth, but he passed the ball to the feet of Hall, who immediately played past Harvey Barnes, and the latter crossed to the second post to Elanga, who had no difficulty scoring to make it 2-2.
At the end of the fantastic first half, Barcelona reached the third advantage. Trippier knocked down Raphinha in the third minute of stoppage time, Fracuz Francois Letexier did not point to the penalty spot, however, after a VAR check, he changed his decision.
Raphinha took the ball but held it out Yamal who shot and hit for his fifth goal of the season in the Champions League.
The goliath continued in the 51st minute with another goal by the Spanish great. Once again, Raphinha played an important role with a fantastic ball Fermin Lopez who came out ahead of Aaron Ramsdale to make it 4-2.
Five minutes later, Raphinha scored from a corner, and Robert Lewandowski rocked the net for a whopping 5-2.
The Polish striker scored the sixth goal in the 61st minute after Yamal’s pass, and in the 72nd minute Raphina concluded the story for the final 7-2.
Barcelona will play against Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals.
(Hina | Photo: Barcelona)
