00:00Newcastle United's Champions League journey ended in brutal fashion as Barcelona dismantled them at the Nou Camp 7-2,
00:08sealing an emphatic aggregate victory and inflicting the heaviest European defeat in the club's history.
00:14For a fleeting moment, it had promised to be something very different.
00:18Twice, Newcastle hit back and in breathless first half, with Anthony Elanga finishing two sharp counter-attacks to keep the
00:25tie alive
00:26and ignite belief among the travelling supports.
00:28But the contest turned decisively just before the break when Lamin-Lumal converted a penalty, shifting momentum firmly in Barcelona's
00:37favour.
00:38Outstanding in many aspects. It was really a great representation of how we want to play.
00:42We had too many individual errors within the performance to sort of carry that great performance through,
00:48because really, if we'd performed anywhere near or defended anywhere near the level we can, I think we'd have been
00:54leading at half-time, not trailing.
00:55Attention now turns immediately to the time we're derby against Sunderland, with Howe determined to lift his players.
01:02He described the fixture as huge for the city, insisting his squad must respond quickly and play with full commitment,
01:08despite the emotional toll of this defeat.
01:11A huge game for us and for the whole city, so I think that's quite a good game for us
01:18to go straight into,
01:19because there's no time for any other thought than that one.
01:23Newcastle's European dream may be over for now, but the demand for a response could not be clearer.
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