6 mins Crucial slips by both Malick Thiaw and Lewis Hall - a possible consequence of the heavy pre-match watering of the pitch allowed Lamine Yamal and Fermín Lopez to advance on the Newcastle goal and Raphina to provide a routine side-footed finish that beat Aaron Ramsdale. 0-1

15 mins Harvey Barnes pushed a pass into the path of Lewis Hall, whose curling low cross from the left was met by the unmarked Anthony Elanga, who shot first time past Joan Garcia with his right foot from 12 yards out. 1-1

18 mins A free-kick conceded by Joelinton was clipped into the box by Raphinha to the unattended Gerard Martin, who simply nodded it across goal for Marc Bernal to poke in from six yards out. 1-2

28 mins Ramsdale's flighted free kick from midway in his own half on the right flank dropped in a central position outside the area and was headed by recently-arrived substitute Ronald Araujo.

The ball fell to Yamal, whose ill-advised back heel arrived at the feet of Hall. He scampered towards the left side of the Barcelona area before playing a through ball to his left for Barnes. The winger slipped a tempting ball through the legs of the back-pedalling Araujo across the edge of the six yard line that Hall stretched for but couldn't connect with right in front of goal.

Anthony Elanga had no such problems, finishing off a perfectly-timed run to the back post by slamming the ball home with his right foot from barely three yards out. 2-2

45+7 mins A dangerous low cross from the right wing was directed towards the onrushing Raphinha, who looked to be pulled back by Trippier. Initially waving home protests away and urging players to restart the game, prolonged lobbying saw the referee sent to the pitchside monitor and give what was sadly the correct decision.

Yamal stepped up and converted the penalty, Ramsdale guessing correctly and going to his left but failing to keep out the spot kick. 2-3

Half time: Barcelona 3 Newcastle 2

51 mins Raphinha set up Fermin Lopez to net. 2-4

56 mins Raphinha's corner from the right reached the back post for Lewandowski to head in. 2-5

61 mins Lamine's through ball eluded Thiaw, allowing Lewandowski to fire past Ramsdale. 2-6

72 mins A moment of madness from Jacob Ramsey on the edge of his own box saw him try a suicidal pass infield, Raphinha simply tucking the ball into the net.  2-7

Full time: Barcelona 7 Newcastle 2

Eddie Howe said:

"Psychologically, that was a tough one (conceding the third goal). Right on half-time, again the last kick, very similar to what happened at the end of the game in the first leg. We should have been going in at half-time with a great feeling. Anything was possible.

"And then they score quite quickly after half time. Psychologically we didn't recover from that moment. The second half was tough. It was a painful experience.

"Our defending today was not at the level it was a few days ago at Chelsea. As well as we played in the first half - and I thought we were outstanding in many aspects - there were too many individual errors.

"The two set-plays are unforgivable because you know how good they are in other aspects of their play. We're bang on half-time, we should be going in 2-2 with a great feeling and anything is possible.

"As it is, we're going in with a negative feeling (after the penalty award). Is it a clear and obvious error?

"Maybe it was a bit of a stronger call than our penalty (Elanga was pushed earlier), but I think it was
tough on us for one not to be reversed and that one to be."

"Of course, this is where we want to be. As much as today is a harsh scoreline on us and a painful experience, to see the players play as well as they did in the first half and execute 90% of what we wanted was a great feeling, a great sight.

"I don't think that all should be forgotten with the scoreline, as difficult as that is for everyone to see."

On Sunday's derby match:

"It's about making sure we're mentally and physically ready for a huge game for us and the whole city. It's a good game for us to go straight into because there's no time for any other thought."

"The first half was really tough and the third (goal) for us helped us a lot.

"At half time we said that the solution was to play on the front foot and play our game. We did that in the second half and I am very happy....it is always good when players follow an idea, how we want to make the changes.

"It was up and down and it was tough in the first half. We lost many balls. For a team like Newcastle, with fast players, they made fantastic transitions. It was not easy to defend.

"In the second half, we said we have to control more the game. Push them deeper and try to make our game. I think it works well in the second half.

"It was good to see. Also with the confidence in the second half, it was good to see. We have a very young team and it's great to see how they improve.

"The mentality that they have is that they love to compete. La Masia (FCB youth academy) has done a fantastic job because the most important thing is that competitiveness, and they have it.

"This is the Champions League and there are no easy games. We have to take it one step at a time.

"It was not an easy situation for our strikers, for Robert or Ferran [Torres], because they are always measured by goals -- as a No.9 it's normal. I am happy for Lewy that he scored two goals today. In these matches he's unbelievable. He's one of best players, best strikers in the box."