Down but not out: great Europa League comebacks

Things look bleak for Rapid Wien after they lost the first leg of their UEFA Europa League round of 32 tie 6-0 to Valencia. No team has retrieved a margin of more than four goals in a UEFA club competition tie, but the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League have produced their share of dramatic turnarounds.

2013/14 quarter-finals
Basel 3-0 0-5 aet Valencia
Valentin Stocker’s stoppage-time goal in the first leg appeared to have driven the final nail into Valencia’s coffin but in a barnstorming atmosphere the Mestalla witnessed a famous recovery. Juan Antonio Pizzi’s team took to the task with gusto, a couple of Paco Alcácer strikes and an Eduardo …

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