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03/18 15:51 CDT Champions League: Barcelona routs Newcastle 7-2 as Spain
dominates England again
Champions League: Barcelona routs Newcastle 7-2 as Spain dominates England again
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) --- Barcelona tore apart Newcastle in a thrilling 7-2 win
Wednesday to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals and extend Spanish
clubs' dominance over England this month.
Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski each scored twice and Fermn Lpez finished a
slick, scything move as Barcelona surged in the second half after the teams
went toe-to-toe before the break.
Tied at 1-1 after the first leg in Newcastle, Barcelona went ahead twice in the
first 20 minutes and twice Newcastle soon leveled with rare goals from Anthony
Elanga.
Momentum swung when Lamine Yamal scored a penalty with the last kick of the
half to give Barcelona a lead at 3-2 it would not give up again. Last week, the
18-year-old Yamal's penalty deep in stoppage time denied Newcastle a first-leg
win.
La Liga again topped the Premier League one day after Real Madrid won 2-1 at
Manchester City to complete a 5-1 aggregate score. In Madrid, captain Fede
Valverde's first-half hat trick had swatted Man City aside.
Later Wednesday, Atletico Madrid will start 5-2 up on Tottenham in the second
leg of their round-of-16 clash.
Barcelona and Atletico will meet in the quarterfinals if the Madrid club
protects its first-leg lead in north London.
Real Madrid is set to next meet Bayern Munich which kicks off later Wednesday
with a 6-1 lead hosting Atalanta.
English hopes Wednesday may rest with Liverpool, which hosts Galatasaray at
Anfield needing to overturn a 1-0 loss from the first match in Istanbul. There
is reportedly growing pressure on Liverpool manager Arne Slot heading into the
game.
England had a record six teams in the round of 16, but only Arsenal has so far
advanced. Chelsea was eliminated Tuesday by defending champion Paris
Saint-Germain.
Goals galore for Barcelona
Barcelona is scoring for fun at Camp Nou this year. It's now eight games at
home in the Champions League, La Liga or Copa del Rey and Barcelona has won all
eight, getting at least three goals each time.
Seven against Newcastle was coach Hansi Flick's best yet, started by Raphinha's
sixth-minute shot ---finishing a move where two Newcastle defenders slipped to
the turf --- then 18-year-old Marc Bernal found space alone in the goalmouth in
the 18th.
Barcelona's fast start to the second half saw Lpez run clear on to slick
passes from Gerard Martn to Raphinha and score with a well-placed shot.
Lewandowski scored with a header then a lashed shot before Raphinha got his
second, and Barcelona's seventh, in the 72nd when a Newcastle defender
misplayed the ball across the penalty area.
Camp Nou even unlocked Newcastle's Elanga scoring touch. The Sweden winger was
goalless in 35 previous games this season in the Premier League or Champions
League yet struck twice in a 13-minute spell.
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