Yamal’s penalty affected us, says Newcastle boss
Updated On: 20 March, 2026 08:40 AM IST | Barcelona | Agencies
“In the second-half, we were nowhere near as good as we were in the first and they [Barca] deserved go through”.
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Eddie Howe
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe reckoned the penalty that Lamine Yamal scored just before half-time, when the score was 2-2, was the turning point in the match.
“We did not recover psychologically from what happened just before half-time,” said Howe, before adding: “In the second-half, we were nowhere near as good as we were in the first and they [Barca] deserved go through”.

