Overview
- Barcelona advanced 8-3 on aggregate after a flawed first half gave way to an overpowering second-half display against Newcastle.
- Henry praised the transformation, saying “what happened isn’t a victory, it’s a global earthquake” and “Europe is beginning to feel the danger.”
- He likened the team’s home form to Johan Cruyff’s ‘Dream Team’ and said stopping Barcelona at that level is “almost impossible.”
- Newcastle were described as having “completely collapsed” under Barcelona’s attacking onslaught once the momentum shifted.
- Barcelona will face Atlético Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals, and Goal.com reports they currently lead La Liga by four points over Real Madrid.