A Game of Two Halves

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@MagpieMediaX Can’t be giving Elanga more than Hall.

Ramsdale 5 Trippier 3 Thiaw 2 Burn 3 Hall 7 🥈 Tonali 4 Ramsey 5 Joelinton 4 Elanga 8 🥇 Barnes 7 🥉 Gordon 6 Livramento 4 Willock 5 Botman 5 Murphy 5 Howe 3 Ref 5 That escalated quickly 😭 #NUFC

@agbnufc_ 100%. There sheer audacity to think we can (and did in the first half) give Barcelona a game at Camp Nou is progress.

The way I'm looking at this, we've evolved from a team happy to hear UCL anthem few years ago to actually feeling like we can give Barca a game, learn from it, come back in 2 years stronger again. Let this hammering be a lesson to the club what is required to get on this level.

@GetAHurrCutMan_ We've been exploited when sitting deep not pressing high.

@CoachMeron Have you gone mad? Its happened all season.

Flick just showed how to beat a man to man press and I've never seen someone do it to Newcastle like this before.

@CJMackenzie93 He's been doing it for 3 years mate.

@CoachMeron Why is Burn waltzing in to midfield to follow a man, horrendous tactics

@AashKnights1 Mate this Barca team are so good. Flick is so good as well. Figured it out and we looked hit by that 3rd goal mentally.

@CoachMeron Honestly what the fuck did Eddie Howe say at half time. Second half has been a massacre

Someone please stop the match #NUFC

The game is there for the taking!

For Elanga to score two goals...

@RoryMaw Defo a pen.

@CoachMeron Was that more a pen than the pull on Elanga? I’d say neither … but if not it’s both.

And Trippier gives away the penalty. Massive call from Howe and big moment goes against him.

Be prepared for Lewis Hall links to every club in world football tonight.

ANTHONY ELANGA HAS SCORED TWO GOALS AT CAMP NOU! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!

What a terrible goal to give away right after scoring (again).

Elanga gone from dribbling the ball out of play under no pressure to scoring at Camp Nou. Can't believe it #NUFC

@DanSnowden Rested vs Chelsea, played vs Barca before, Tino probably can't do back to back 90s as well.

@CoachMeron Shocked he’s gone Tripps tbh

Experience. That is what Howe has gone for in the biggest calls. Burn and Trippier in for Botman and Tino. Massive night!

Give it everything. HOWAY THE LADS! 🙌

Trippier is definitely starting if you’ve watched Howe’s press conference. Has La Liga experience at Camp Nou and Livramento only just back from injury as well.

How can you say “oh dear” after a goal like that? 😂😂😂