{"id":29219,"date":"2026-03-19T11:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=29219"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:01:01","slug":"barcelona-through-to-the-champions-league-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/barcelona-through-to-the-champions-league-quarter-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona through to the Champions League quarter-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Barcelona stormed into the Champions League quarter-finals with a thumping 7-2 victory over Newcastle United at Camp Nou on Wednesday, sealing an emphatic 8-3 \u200baggregate triumph in a compelling round-of-16 tie.<\/div>\n<div id=\"x_x_ms-outlook-mobile-signature\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Raphinha opened the scoring in the sixth minute after Fermin Lopez led a swift counterattack, \u200cbut Anthony Elanga levelled nine minutes later from Lewis Hall\u2019s cross.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Marc Bernal restored Barca\u2019s lead from a Raphinha free kick before Elanga struck again in the 28th minute after Lamine Yamal failed to clear.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Yamal made amends by converting a spot kick deep into first-half added time after VAR spotted Kieran Trippier\u2019s foul on Raphinha inside the box and Barca \u200bcame storming back from the break to score four goals in the second half.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Fermin added a fourth in the 52nd minute and Robert \u200bLewandowski scored twice in quick succession, first with a header from a corner and then from Yamal\u2019s through ball.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Raphinha sealed \u2060the rout in the 73rd minute after a Jacob Ramsey mistake, with the Catalan side now set to meet either Atletico Madrid or Tottenham Hotspur in \u200bthe next round.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe are delighted, it was a great performance,\u201d Raphinha told Movistar Plus.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cNewcastle are a very physical side; if they\u2019re on form, they make life \u200bdifficult for you. We were calm throughout the match and knew we had to control the game. We lost possession a lot in the first half but the third and fourth goals came quickly and helped us settle down.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u2014Reuters\u2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16364,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-29219","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Raphinha opened the scoring in the sixth minute after Fermin Lopez led a swift counterattack","published_date":"","news_description":"Raphinha opened the scoring in the sixth minute after Fermin Lopez led a swift counterattack","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29220,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/29219\/revisions\/29220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=29219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}