Barcelona demolish Newcastle 7-2

Barcelona stormed to a 7-2 victory over Newcastle on Wednesday to achieve the Champions League quarter-finals, profitable 8-3 on mixture.

Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha struck twice every for the Catalan giants as Eddie Howe’s aspect crumbled below a scintillating attacking show from the hosts at Camp Nou.

Lamine Yamal, Marc Bernal and Fermin Lopez had been additionally on course as Hansi Flick’s aspect ran riot and recorded a landslide final 16, second leg victory.

The five-time champions are dreaming of lifting the trophy once more, 11 years after they final received it, and showcased the attacking firepower which may make their ambition a actuality.

In contrast Newcastle had been hoping to achieve the quarter-finals for the primary time of their historical past however the Premier League aspect departed bruised and battered.

“With the followers supporting us like that for 90 minutes it is onerous to beat us at dwelling,” Raphinha instructed Movistar.

Barca led 3-2 on the break after an exciting first half however after Lopez netted early within the second they romped to victory.

“The arrogance that we acquired within the second half was good to see,” mentioned Flick.

After Joan Laporta was reelected president on the weekend, spirits had been excessive across the membership and so they got here out flying.

They had been outplayed within the 1-1 first-leg draw however pledged to enhance again on dwelling soil and claimed an early lead by means of Raphinha.

Teenage star Lamine Yamal turned brilliantly away from Malick Thiaw in midfield, leaving the German defender on the turf and launched the Brazilian winger to attain.

Barcelona are notoriously fragile defensively although and Newcastle shortly compelled their means again into the sport.

The Catalan giants had been carved open with simply a few passes between Lewis Corridor and Harvey Barnes, and Anthony Elanga timed his run proper to remain onside and sweep previous Joan Garcia.

Three minutes later Barca had been again in entrance with 18-year-old midfielder Bernal turning dwelling from shut vary after Gerard Martin nodded down Raphinha’s diagonal free-kick.

Yamal was so typically Barca’s hero on their run to the semi-finals final season however was responsible of a mistake which led to Newcastle’s second equaliser.

{The teenager} tried a backheel in his personal ultimate third and gave the ball away, with Elanga profiting on the again publish as he turned dwelling Barnes’s cross.

Veteran Polish striker Lewandowski has had a troublesome season for Barca, wanting shorn of confidence, and he spurned two effective probabilities for the hosts within the first half, with Yamal additionally blazing over from shut vary.

The Spain worldwide made amends from the spot to offer Barca the lead at half-time when veteran defender Trippier pulled again Raphinha. Ramsdale acquired his fingertips to Yamal’s penalty, low to his left, however couldn’t claw it out.

Procession

Raphinha despatched Lopez by means of on purpose to bag the fourth early within the second half and it broke Toon spirits.

From that time on Newcastle gave up the ghost and Barcelona scored to their coronary heart’s content material.

“Scoring the fourth purpose shortly after popping out (for the second half) — that helped us be calm within the recreation,” added Raphinha.

Lewandowski nodded dwelling from a nook and celebrated joyously, taking off the masks he has been taking part in with because of an eye-socket fracture.

The purpose was liberation for him and the following likelihood he acquired he put away too, producing a deadly end after an excellent Yamal help.

“He is very skilled participant and in these matches he is unbelievable, the most effective strikers within the field,” mentioned Flick.

“I am blissful for him that he scored two targets as we speak.”

Jacob Ramsey put Barcelona’s seventh on a plate for the swaggering hosts, with a poor cross which Raphinha intercepted and dispatched clinically.

Followers despatched a Mexican wave across the stadium, celebrating the largest win they’ve had at Camp Nou because it reopened.

“Our efficiency dropped (within the second half) that was fairly clear,” mentioned Howe.

“The 2 set performs (conceded), these are unforgiveable as a result of you know the way good they’re within the different features of their play.”

Howe mentioned his gamers had been affected “psychologically” by conceding a penalty simply earlier than half-time after which by Fermin’s purpose early after the break.

“When the sport was successfully over we did not react nicely to that both, so it turned a really tough second half,” he added.