Newcastle enter the 'Club of Shame' after humiliation at Camp Nou

The gala evening of the Catalans turned into a statistical nightmare for “coçofenes”.

Eddie Howe's side became only the second English team in the entire history of the European Champions Cup / UEFA Champions League to score no less than 7 goals in a single game!

Newcastle, historic shame at Camp Nou, in front of Barcelona

Until the Camp Nou disaster, the only team in England that had gone through such humiliation had been Tottenham.

In October 2019, Spurs were defeated by Bayern, also with an unbelievable 7-2, in a match that remained in the black history of the Londoners.

Gary Neville was the last Englishman to come to Camp Nou as an opponent and left with a 7-0 defeat. Eddie Howe is the first English manager to succeed him after a 10-year hiatus, and he also left with at least 7 goals in his “quiver”, according to OPTA.

Although Anthony Elanga hoped for a miracle with his first-half 'double', Newcastle's defense completely succumbed to the Spanish siege in the second half. Raphinha and Lewandowski had their way with the British defence, turning a round of 16 match into a training session with the crowd trailing 3-2 at half-time.

In the quarter-finals, Barcelona will play the winner of the match between Atletico Madrid and Tottenham. In the round, the Spanish prevailed categorically, score 5-2.

For Newcastle, the duel at home with Sunderland, in the Premier League, follows. The English team is in 9th place with 42 points.

Other reference terminals from Barcelona – Newcastle:

• Robert Lewandowski is the most experienced player in history to score a 'double' in a UEFA Champions League match, overtaking Filippo Inzaghi.

• He is also the oldest player to score in the knockout stages of the competition. The Pole is the player who has managed to score against the most different opponents in the history of the competition (41).

• Lamine Yamal is the youngest player in history to score 10 goals in the Champions League.