Raphinha 10, Yamal 9.5 | Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle United: Player Ratings
Raphinha 10, Yamal 9. 5 | Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle United: Player Ratings Barcelona’s game against Newcastle United on Wednesday night was filled with goals and action all along the way, making for a fitting second leg that sent the team through to the quarterfinals. The Catalans fought hard with the visitors throughout the first half, playing a game of equals and seeing the momentum shift regularly.
Newcastle United levelled twice after Barcelona took the lead on the night, leaving the score at 2-2 near the end of the first half. A Lamine Yamal penalty gave the team a late 3-2 lead in the half. After the break, however, Barcelona took control of the proceedings with Fermin Lopez scoring once and Robert Lewandowski netting a brace to inflict a humiliating defeat on the Premier League side.
Barça Universal brings you the player ratings from Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle United. Joan Garcia: 7. 5 The Barcelona goalkeeper did come up with some crucial saves to deny Newcastle in the first half but also conceded two goals, one of which he could have saved with a minutely quicker reflex.
Nevertheless, he clearly was more crucial for the saves he produced than the goals he conceded. Left the field injured in the 81st minute. Joao Cancelo: 8 While Cancelo was not as attackingly flamboyant as the previous game, he did a good job on the left-flank combining well with Raphinha and providing an outlet on the counter.
His distribution was decent and individual quality stood out once again, and he only lacked in terms of his direct contribution in the box and his crosses. Gerard Martin: 9 The centre-back again maintained good coordination with Cubarsi in maintaining the offside trap and did decently in defence. While he could have done better to defend against the first-goal, the second one was not his fault as much.
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