Newcastle United were 6-2 down against Barcelona when the midfielder slipped and inadvertently set Raphinha up with a risky first-time ball right across his own box. It was an image that summed up a bruising night of self-inflicted pain for Eddie Howe's side as they crashed out of the Champions League. "Even changing to play lower and deeper and compact space didn't really help us in our efforts," the Newcastle head coach sighed. Newcastle had more than competed with Barcelona in 135 of the 180 minutes of this two-legged last-16 tie. Few players score two equalisers at the Nou Camp yet end up on the receiving end of a 7-2 battering like a stunned Anthony Elanga did.

Source: BBC March 19, 2026 00:40 UTC