For a while Newcastle made this fun but they did not make it through, all that hope giving way to hurt and regret.
By the time the final whistle went, the Camp Nou belted out the club anthem and the broken men in black and white trudged towards their own supporters, positioned high above a scoreboard that showed 7-2, it seemed absurd to say that they had played their part, but they had. In the end, though, the biggest night of their lives belonged to Barcelona, who scored as many goals as they ever have in the European Cup.
