Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle (8-3 agg)85 min: Into the final five minutes and the game is finally beginning to slow down.Alan Smith18 March 2026 19:38Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle (8-3 agg)81 min: Joan Garcia is having to limp off after the Barcelona goalkeeper appeared to stretch a muscle. Szczesny is on for him. Newcastle’s fifth and final change sees Osula come on for Gordon.Alan Smith18 March 2026 19:33Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle (8-3 agg)78 min: Barcelona are not showing any mercy. They keep probing, keep searching for another gap to exploit and pad out their stats. Yamal, fed by a delightful pass from Pedri, is denied by Ramsdale.Alan Smith18 March 2026 19:30GOAL! Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle (8-3 agg)72 min: It’s getting ugly and this is the cheapest concession so far.Raphinha pours salt into the gaping wound with a tap-in after Ramsey plays a nonsensical pass across his box that is gratefully taken down by the Barca forward.(REUTERS)Alan Smith18 March 2026 19:24Barcelona 6-2 Newcastle (7-3 agg)69 min: Yamal is now rolling out the stepovers and no-look passes as the hosts toy with their shell-shocked Premier League visitors. Barca will take on Atletico Madrid (or Tottenham Hotspur, should they complete the most unlikely of comebacks this evening) in the quarter-finals with Arsenal or Sporting the other tie on that side of the draw.Alan Smith18 March 2026 19:21Barcelona 6-2 Newcastle (7-3 agg)68 min: Barca remain dominant and Araujo tries to get on the end of a deep delivery from the left. With Sunderland to come at the weekend, Newcastle’s challenge now has simply become avoiding an absolute battering in the final quarter.Alan Smith18 March 2026 19:19Barcelona 6-2 Newcastle (7-3 agg)66 min: Now some Barca changes as Cancelo, Lopez and Lewandowski come off to a standing ovation. Olmo, Torres and Espart have entered the fray.Alan Smith18 March 2026 19:17Barcelona 6-2 Newcastle (7-3 agg)64 min: Joelinton, who is on a yellow and just fouled Lewandowski, and Elanga are both off, Botman and Murphy on as Newcastle go to a back five.Alan Smith18 March 2026 19:15GOAL! Barcelona 6-2 Newcastle (7-3 agg)61 min: This is becoming a rout.Like buses, Lewandowski adds a second in quick succession. Newcastle seem to have switched off. Yamal fools Burn and Willock and sends Lewandowski through on goal. He dummies initially prior to firing across Ramsdale and in.(REUTERS)Alan Smith18 March 2026 19:12Barcelona 5-2 Newcastle (6-3 agg)60 min: Willock is booked for a shirt pull on…
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