The 2018/19 semi-finals have each featured astonishing revivals from three targets down, Liverpool recovering from a 3-Zero defeat at Barcelona to win 4-Zero at Anfield earlier than Lucas Moura's second-half hat-trick introduced Tottenham again from 2-Zero behind at Ajax, and 3-Zero general, to undergo on away targets. Do both qualify as the best UEFA Champions League comeback ever?Four-goal deficit Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 BarcelonaBarcelona 6-1 Paris Saint-Germain 2016/17 spherical of 16
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Great UEFA Champions League comebacks
The New England Patriots' against-all-odds recovery to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI got UEFA.com thinking: what are the greatest comebacks in UEFA Champions League history?2005: AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool (Liverpool win 3-2 on pens)The most famous of them all, the 'miracle of Istanbul'. Trailing 3-0 at the break, Rafael Benítez's side stormed back in the second half with three goals in seven minutes to set up a dramatic shoot-out triumph. Andriy Shevchenko, author of the winning spot kick in the 2003 final against Juventus, was this time denied by Jerzy Dudek to give Liverpool a remarkable victory.
Colin Cowherd Among The Many Haters Tom Brady Silenced In Super Bowl Comeback
Share this: Even those who know better than to count out Tom Brady counted out Tom Brady on Sunday night. We can’t say we blame them: Brady’s New England Patriots trailed the Atlanta Falcons by 25 points in the second half of Super Bowl LI and faced a 19-point deficit entering the fourth quarter. What followed was one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, culminating in New England’s thrilling 34-28 overtime win. The dramatic seesaw exposed some unfortunate takes on Twitter, as the “experts” who prematurely wrote Brady and Co.’s eulogies were proven embarrassingly wrong. Among them, of course, was FOX Sports’ Colin Cowherd, who did a complete reversal on his Jimmy Garoppolo stance as Brady floundered in the third quarter. I would hold
Where does Beşiktaş rank among great Champions League comebacks?
Beşiktaş pulled off a stunning UEFA Champions League comeback to deny Benfica a first win on Turkish soil on Wednesday. The hosts were 3-0 down at half-time but stormed back to earn a Group B draw that keeps both teams' last-16 hopes intact. So where does that rank against the competition's finest recoveries? Here are five of the best.2005: AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool (Liverpool win 3-2 on pens)The most famous of them all, the original 'miracle of Istanbul'. Trailing 3-0 at the break, Rafael Benítez's side stormed back in the second half with three goals in seven minutes to set up a dramatic shoot-out triumph.
Classic Europa League and UEFA Cup comebacks
Zenit made headlines on Thursday by fighting back from 3-0 down to secure a sensational 4-3 victory at Maccabi Tel-Aviv in their opening game of this season's UEFA Europa League. Like so many epic comebacks, the Russian side completed their win with a dramatic added-time clincher, Luka Djordjević heading in to leave the home fans bewildered.He also added Zenit's name to a long list of teams who have defied daunting deficits in the UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup – and UEFA.com now looks back at some of the most memorable. Shelbourne 3-5 Rangers, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg, 22
Red Sox Wrap: Boston’s Comebacks Go For Naught In 9-8 Loss To Tigers
Share this: BOSTON — The Red Sox have had trouble getting their hitting and pitching on the same page lately. On the heels of Monday night’s 4-2 loss, the Red Sox’s offense came up big Tuesday at Fenway Park with eight runs on eight hits. But that still wasn’t enough, as the Detroit Tigers roughed up starter Steven Wright for eight runs and squeaked an extra run off Boston’s bullpen to hand the Sox a 9-8 defeat. Boston has lost four of its last five games, and all of those losses have been by two runs or fewer. Here’s how this one went down. GAME IN A WORDSlugfest. The Red Sox came back from four-run and three-run deficits, amassed eight hits and two homers — and still
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-finalsBasel 3-0 0-5 aet ValenciaValentin 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 ...