🤯 What’s going on here? Barça and Newcastle off to a flying start | OneFootball

Barcelona and Newcastle may not be playing at the primetime of 9 PM, but the early kickoff time hasn't caused both teams to take it easy at first. On the contrary. In the second leg of the Round of 16 duel, almost every shot is a goal. 

Within the first half hour, both the Catalans and the Magpies had two goals on the scoreboard. Barça's goals from Raphinha and Marc Bernal were each countered by Anthony Elanga.

The Swede scored his first brace ever for Newcastle. With this, he has joined an elite circle. Only Super Ballon d'Or winner Ferenc Puskás and Kylian Mbappé have achieved this feat in a European Cup knockout match at Camp Nou. 

He could hardly have chosen a better time for this performance explosion. Especially with the second equalizer, Barça and particularly Lamine Yamal helped significantly. His failed backheel trick in his own penalty area initiated the second equalizer. 

Shortly before the break, he made up for his mistake by converting a deserved penalty to make it 3-2. 

Ultimately, Barcelona won 7-2.

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