Barcelona produce stunning second half to put seven past Newcastle & storm through

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a] were straight onto the front foot, forcing a free-kick and a corner, and getting a shot on target in the first three minutes alone.[/p][p]But in only their second attack, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barca[/a] took the lead, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a] passing the ball into the net after a lightning-fast move upfield. [/p][p]With the hosts then in the ascendancy, a second goal seemed inevitable, but some lax defending allowed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hall-lewis/rJOyDa3N/"]Lewis Hall[/a] to send in a cross for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/elanga-anthony/dOlRWlZ6/"]Anthony Elanga[/a], and he fired past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garcia-joan/vuAlEqes/"]Joan Garcia[/a].[/p][p]Just two minutes later, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joelinton/EBZ36WE4/"]Joelinton[/a] hauled back Lamine Yamal, and from the resulting free-kick, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bernal-marc/pf3IOiFD/"]Marc Bernal[/a] was left unmarked in the six-yard box to put the hosts back in front.[/p][p]The game then settled down, but as the half hour approached, a ridiculous attempt at a backheeled clearance by Lamine saw Barca punished. Hall and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barnes-harvey/Wjj9WTTi/"]Harvey Barnes[/a] combined to play in Elanga at the far post, with the winger making no mistake as he grabbed his second goal of the night. [/p][embed guid="5c6d1cf3-0650-4a48-8c30-97d3bc778b48" url="https://x.com/NUFC/status/2034333244888363439" social-type="twitter" /][p]The hosts went close a couple more times before a Kieran Trippier foul on Raphinha in the box ended with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Lamine Yamal[/a] burying a stoppage-time penalty into the bottom-right corner, despite [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramsdale-aaron/dnohA1sG/"]Aaron Ramsdale[/a] guessing correctly.[/p][p]The hosts were much more purposeful at the beginning of the second half, as Newcastle found it difficult to get out of their own half.[/p][p]And on 52 minutes, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fermin/2c2ipETG/"]Fermin Lopez[/a] finished off a sweeping Barca move that went from back-to-front in seconds, giving the Catalan giants a two-goal cushion for the first time in the match.[/p][p]Shortly after, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lewandowski-robert/MVC8zHZD/"]Robert Lewandowski[/a]’s towering header from a Raphinha corner seemingly took the tie away from the visitors once and for all, and the Polish international added a sixth on the hour with a fine low strike.[/p][embed guid="310dc440-9644-4b20-94d8-e94999595cae" url="https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2034347819868225778" social-type="twitter" /][p]Newcastle then shot themselves in the foot when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thiaw-malick/0vSsR1xI/"]Malick Thiaw[/a]’s attempted square ball across his own box landed right at the feet of Raphinha.[/p][p]A simple right-footed finish gave Barça a seventh on the night, and the result means that the Blaugranes progress after a 16th win in 17 Round of 16 ties.[/p][p]Meanwhile, Newcastle’s six-game unbeaten run in the UCL (W3, D3) comes to an ignominious end.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a]) [/b][/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/newcastle-p6ahwuwJ/summary/stats/?mid=hx7cXCAd"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore[/a][/h2][image alt="Momentum" id="8f32a6ad-f9f4-46a2-9f89-e84d42493ada" credit-line="Opta by Stats Perform" guid="e9605200-7d4a-4ae0-9c90-08e812788bde" original-width="1920" original-height="1080" /]