Barcelona stormed into the Champions League quarter-finals with a thumping 7-2 victory over Newcastle at Camp Nou on Wednesday, sealing an emphatic 8-3 aggregate triumph in a compelling last-16 tie.
Raphinha opened the scoring in the sixth minute after Fermín López led a swift counterattack, but Anthony Elanga levelled nine minutes later from Lewis Hall’s cross. Marc Bernal restored Barca’s lead from Raphinha’s free-kick before Elanga struck again in the 28th minute after Lamine Yamal failed to clear.
The 18-year-old made amends by converting a spot kick deep into first-half injury time after VAR spotted Kieran Trippier’s foul on Raphinha inside the box. Barça came storming back from the break to score four goals in the second half.
López added a fourth in the 52nd minute and Robert Lewandowski scored twice in quick succession, first with a header from a corner and then from Lamine Yamal’s through ball.
Raphinha sealed the rout in the 73rd minute after Jacob Ramsey’s mistake. Barcelona are set to meet either Atlético Madrid or Tottenham in the next round.
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