Barcelona and Newcastle in a huge goal celebration in the Champions League

Barcelona and Newcastle provided quite the goal-scoring spectacle in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday. In the opening half, both teams participated in swinging the goal nets, but in the second period, Barcelona lost their money.

Barcelona eventually won their home match with a crushing score of 7–2 (3–2) and advanced to the quarterfinals with a combined score of 8–3.

The opening goal of the match was already seen in the sixth minute. Lamine Yamal got rid of his shadow in midfield and found with his vertical pass Raphinhan. The ball drifted Fermin Lópezillewho returned it to Raphinha. The Brazilian captain surely fired the opening goal into the back corner from the middle of a ragged Newcastle defence.

The lead lasted only nine minutes. Lewis Hall found completely free the forgotten Anthony Elangan from the penalty area, and this placed the ball surely wide Go to Garcia.

Newcastle’s jubilation ended just three minutes later. Raphinha’s free kick fell behind Newcastle’s defensive line in time by Gerard Martin on. This butt Marc Bernalillewho had an easy job of placing the leadoff hit.

Even this did not end the rain of goals in the opening half. In the 28th minute, Yamali’s heel kick in his own area failed, and a moment later Elanga scored from the back post Harvey Barnesin pass into an empty goal.

Both teams had their place, but additional goals had to wait for extra time in the opening half. Kieran Trippier pulled Raphinha upside down, and the ball was taken to the penalty spot.

Yamal shot the keeper Aaron Ramsdalen hands down his fifth goal of the season in the Champions League. According to statistics service Opta, Yamali became the youngest player to score ten goals in the Champions League.

Yamal is 18 years and 248 days old. The previous record was held by a French star Kylian Mbappen (18 years and 350 days) in names from 2017.

Second the episode started just as fast as the first. The game was only six minutes old when Raphinha released Fermin López to drive through, and this put Barcelona already two goals away.

The finish was López’s sixth in this year’s competition. There are four assists.

Just five minutes from the previous one, and the web was swinging again. Raphinha gave a corner kick, and played with a face shield Robert Lewandowski scored a 5–2 lead to the delight of the home crowd.

And just after a quarter of the second half had been played, Barca already scored their third goal of the period. Yamal freed Lewandowski to drive through, and the Polish striker did not fail: 6–2.

Ten minutes from the previous one, and Raphinha picked up Newcastle’s stray pass in the penalty area and scored the hosts’ seventh goal.