The Spanish football side “Barcelona” triumphed over England’s “Newcastle” in the second leg of the Champions League last 16.
The fixture took place at “Camp Nou” and concluded with a decisive 7-2 victory for the home side. Raphinha (in the 6th and 72nd minutes) and Robert Lewandowski (55th and 61st minutes) each netted a brace for “Barcelona,” with other goals contributed by Marc Bernal (18th minute), Lamine Yamal (45+7, from the penalty spot), and Fermin Lopez (51st minute). Newcastle’s reply came via two goals from Anthony Elanga (15th and 28th minutes). At the 82nd minute, “Barcelona” goalkeeper Joan Garcia was substituted due to injury, with Wojciech Szczęsny taking his place on the pitch.
The initial encounter, held on English soil, finished in a 1-1 draw between the two teams.
Yamal, at 18 years and 248 days old, has now become the youngest player ever to score 10 goals in the Champions League throughout its history. The Spanish international surpassed the previous record held by France’s Kylian Mbappé (18 years and 350 days). Lewandowski (37 years and 209 days) established a new benchmark as the oldest player to score a brace in the competition’s history, bettering the mark previously set by Italy’s Filippo Inzaghi (37 years and 86 days).
Fermin Lopez registered six goals and provided four assists during the 2025/26 Champions League campaign. He marks the first “Barcelona” player from Spain to achieve a total of ten goal involvements (goals plus assists) in a single edition of Europe’s premier club tournament.
In the quarter-finals, “Barcelona” is set to face the winner of the clash between “Atletico” (Spain) and “Tottenham” (England). In the first leg of that tie, the Madrid-based club secured a commanding 5-2 victory.
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