The opening stanza in Wednesday’s absurd match set the stage, but it was the second 45 minutes (or 50, as it were) that elevated this encounter from exciting to historic. Six-one to Barcelona. Six-five on aggregate. Sergi Roberto’s goal will be etched in the mind, and heart, forever, but his tally would have counted for nothing without a collection of wild incidents that preceded it.
Here, in chronological order, we present the most memorable moments from a remarkable half of football that helped Barcelona pull off the most astonishing Champions League comeback of all time.
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48th minute: Meunier tackles Neymar with his head
Phil Jones surely shed a tear over this incident.
Barcelona‘s comeback went from a hopeful dream to a realistic possibility when Belgian right-back Thomas Meunier was bamboozled by the craft and incisiveness of magical midfielder Andres Iniesta.
The veteran Spaniard’s exquisite pass – one only maybe a handful of players in the world could produce with such inch-perfect weight – had the Paris Saint-Germain defender scrambling. In turning his body to chase an advancing Neymar who was set to receive …read more