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💫 Craziest UCL moments: Barcelona pulls off the greatest comeback ever

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💫 Craziest UCL moments: Barcelona pulls off the greatest comeback ever

When Barcelona hosted PSG for the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 matchup in 2017, almost no one believed they had a chance to advance.

A dismal performance in Paris left the Blaugrana trailing 4-0—a deficit no team had ever overcome in a two-legged European tie.

By the 50th minute, they had incredibly closed the gap with three unanswered goals, only for Edinson Cavani to silence the Camp Nou with a crucial away goal, leaving Barcelona once again needing three more to advance.

Even when Neymar’s free-kick found the net with just two minutes remaining, it still seemed like Barcelona was out of the running.

Then, Neymar converted a penalty in injury time, sending the home crowd into a frenzy, before Sergi Roberto put them into dreamland by sticking out a leg to tap in a loose ball in the 95th minute, completing the comeback of all comebacks.

Such drama is unlikely ever to be repeated.

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