Barcelona Made The Historical Comeback Against PSG In Champions League
Barcelona made the greatest comeback in the history of football by scoring six goals against PSG in the second leg of Pre-quarterfinal of Champions League. Football fans and experts are calling this win a miracle.
Barcelona lost 4-0 at the hands of PSG in the first leg. It seems almost impossible to come back from this huge deficit. But, the Catalan side was relentless at Camp Nou as the team started scoring goals from the second minute of the game.
As expected the current La Liga Champions started with an attacking formation of 3-4-3. The team was pressing high and was looking desperate for the goals. The result of Barcelona's attacking play started reflecting as the team has taken the 2-0 lead before the second half.
Minutes after the beginning of second half, Neymar won the penalty for Barcelona. It means, Spanish side is getting even closer to the comeback and Lionel Messi converted into the goal. At that time, Camp Nou was on its feet and creating a hostile environment for PSG. But, the French side answered soon as Edinson Cavani scored a superb goal in the 61-minute, reports Telegraph.
Barcelona again was on back foot and PSG started taking more possession of the ball. At that point, PSG was the huge favorite to progress to the next round. Till the 88th-minute Barcelona was 5-3 on aggregate to PSG reports, BBC.
But, Barcelona had different plans; Neymar won the free-kick just before the regular time of the game and curled a splendid free-kick in the top corner. Barcelona's hopes are again got alive and soon Suarez won the controversial free-kick and Neymar converted it. So, Messi & company just need one goal to qualify for the next round. And then it happened, Substitute Sergi Roberto Score a historic goal for the team.
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