↩️ Hope for Premier League clubs: Biggest Champions League comebacks | OneFootball

Three English clubs have saddled themselves with quite a burden in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16. Chelsea, Tottenham, and Manchester City would each need to overturn a three-goal deficit to keep their dream of lifting the trophy alive. It's not impossible. History has already shown us that. Here are the greatest comeback stories in the Champions League.

🔴 Liverpool vs. Barcelona (2019)

For the most recent example, we don't have to go far back in time. Seven years ago, after a 3-0 defeat in the first leg of the semi-final at Camp Nou, Liverpool FC had seemingly lost everything. But at Anfield Road, the unthinkable happened. The Reds won the second leg 4-0 and advanced to the final.

🟡 AS Roma vs. Barcelona (2018)

A year before the debacle in Liverpool, Barcelona had already experienced a historic meltdown. After a 4-1 win in the first leg of the quarter-finals against Roma, progressing to the next round seemed a mere formality.

But the Giallorossi turned the tie completely on its head with a 3-0 win in the second leg and advanced to the next round thanks to the now-abolished away goals rule.

🔵 Barcelona vs. Paris Saint-Germain (2017)

In the following years, Barça seemed to have used up all their luck. But considering the truly crazy comeback nine years ago, that's not really surprising.

PSG had thrashed the Blaugrana 4-0 in the Round of 16 of the 2016/17 season in Paris. So, an even bigger miracle was needed than what this year's Premier League trio would require. A week after the heavy defeat, Barça pulled off exactly that—a Champions League miracle. The comeback in the second leg went down in history as "La Remontada."

Three minutes before the end of regular time, Messi and Co. still needed three goals. Then Neymar Jr. curled a free kick into the top corner and converted a penalty shortly after. The final and decisive goal came from Sergi Roberto. After that, all hell broke loose at Camp Nou.

🔴 Liverpool vs. AC Milan (2005)

Even though it wasn't a two-legged tie, this match is one of the most famous comebacks of all time. In the Champions League final, Liverpool were 3-0 down at halftime. Within just a few minutes in the second half, they managed to equalize before winning the match in a penalty shootout. The game went down in history as the "Miracle of Istanbul."

🔵 Deportivo La Coruña vs. AC Milan (2004)

A year earlier, the Rossoneri experienced a similar fiasco, as a 4-1 win in the first leg wasn't enough to progress, because Milan lost the second leg 4-0 without a fight. Yes, even the great Carlo Ancelotti has had to endure one or two bitter defeats in his illustrious career.

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