Several teams in the UEFA Champions League will need remarkable comebacks this week to progress to the next round.
Chelsea, Manchester City, Spurs, and Sporting CP are all trailing by three goals from the first leg of the round of 16, while Atalanta is five goals down against Bayern Munich.
While it’s a challenging situation, comebacks of this nature have occurred before. Only four teams have turned around a deficit of three goals or more. Here are those instances in order of occurrence.
The biggest comebacks in Champions League knockouts:
Deportivo la Coruña vs AC Milan, 2003/04
The 2004 Champions League knockout stage saw several top teams eliminated early, with Manchester United and Juventus falling in the round of 16. Real Madrid exited in the quarter-finals, and Chelsea was eliminated by Monaco in the semi-finals. Monaco ultimately lost to Porto in the final.
Deportivo la Coruna surprised everyone by defeating the reigning champions, AC Milan, in the quarter-finals. After losing the first leg 4-1 at San Siro, Deportivo won 3-0 at home, thanks to that crucial away goal.
Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2016/17
After 13 years without a comeback like this, we saw three in successive seasons, starting with La Remontada.
PSG shocked Barcelona with a 4-0 victory at Parc des Princes, creating what seemed to be an insurmountable lead.
Despite Edinson Cavani scoring an away goal at Camp Nou, Neymar’s outstanding performance, featuring a goal and two assists, helped Barcelona pull off an incredible comeback with three late goals.
AS Roma vs Barcelona, 2017/18
The following season, Barcelona faced Roma in the quarter-finals, holding a comfortable 4-1 lead after the first leg.
However, Roma achieved a remarkable comeback at the Stadio Olimpico, where Kostas Manolas scored a crucial header, securing a 3-0 win and a memorable place in football history.
Liverpool vs Barcelona (2018/19)
In the next season’s semi-finals, Barcelona faced a familiar situation against Liverpool.
They built a three-goal lead in the first leg, but Ousmane Dembele missed a chance that could have made it four. At Anfield, Divock Origi scored early, but the real shift came in the second half.
Georginio Wijnaldum scored two quick goals, leveling the aggregate score. Just as extra time seemed likely, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s quick corner found Origi, leading to a stunned Barcelona defense.
This moment remains one of the most celebrated in Liverpool’s European history.
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