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‘We need to deal with this’: Howe urges Newcastle to get over Barça thrashing

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  • Manager insists: ‘I have no problem picking myself up’

  • Derby meeting with Sunderland on Sunday will be ‘huge’

Eddie Howe urged his Newcastle players to recover quickly from the 7-2 thrashing at Barcelona that ended their Champions League interest at the last‑16 stage, going out 8-3 on aggregate.

Anthony Elanga scored twice in reply to goals from Barça’s Raphinha and Marc Bernal in the first half, before a penalty from Lamine Yamal in first-half stoppage time. Newcastle collapsed in the second half, with further goals from Fermín López, a Robert Lewandowski double and another for Raphinha racking up an embarrassing scoreline.

Continue reading…Manager insists: ‘I have no problem picking myself up’Derby meeting with Sunderland on Sunday will be ‘huge’Eddie Howe urged his Newcastle players to recover quickly from the 7-2 thrashing at Barcelona that ended their Champions League interest at the last‑16 stage, going out 8-3 on aggregate.Anthony Elanga scored twice in reply to goals from Barça’s Raphinha and Marc Bernal in the first half, before a penalty from Lamine Yamal in first-half stoppage time. Newcastle collapsed in the second half, with further goals from Fermín López, a Robert Lewandowski double and another for Raphinha racking up an embarrassing scoreline. Continue reading…