Newcastle's Carabao Cup joy, Barcelona's epic comeback, more

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Before we head into a two-week international break filled with impactful games -- FIFA World Cup qualifying, Concacaf Nations League finals and much more -- let's recap another tremendous weekend in Europe's top soccer leagues, shall we? How about Newcastle United, whose 57-year wait for a trophy ended on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final? Or Barcelona, who shrugged off what should have been a lethal 2-0 deficit at Atletico Madrid to score four times in the final 15 minutes, winning comfortably and taking charge of LaLiga's title race?

Arsenal and Chelsea usually brings fire and brimstone-level drama, but instead we got a curiously dull 1-0…