Manchester Metropolis’s abysmal run of 5 consecutive losses lastly got here to an finish on Tuesday evening.
But their 3-3 draw to Feyenoord left supervisor Pep Guardiola underneath much more strain. Metropolis had been main 3-0 after 70 minutes and it appeared that their kind might have returned simply in time for his or her title conflict in opposition to Liverpool this Sunday.
Nonetheless, Feyenoord appeared to produce other plans. A 15-minute blitz noticed the Dutch facet rating thrice to inflict one other harrowing consequence on the reigning Premier League champions. It was the most recent a facet has ever been three objectives down within the Champions League and never misplaced the sport.
It was additionally the primary time since 1989 that Metropolis have didn’t win a recreation after taking a three-goal lead.
After a historic consequence for Feyenoord, FourFourTwo seems to be at among the most well-known video games in Champions League historical past, the place groups have been three objectives forward and didn’t win.
Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan
The Miracle of Istanbul is well-known to soccer followers throughout the globe and stays the one time in Champions League historical past a staff has didn’t win a 90-minute knockout match after being 3-0 up.
Maldini’s header, Crespo’s ending, Gerrard’s heroics, Dudek’s saves and eventually Shevchenko’s penalty miss – it was the ultimate that had all of it.
Barcelona 6-1 PSG
After being trounced by Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 within the first leg of the 2016/17 Champions League spherical of 16 Messi and co had little hope of creating it by way of to their tenth consecutive Champions League quarter-final.
Three objectives in 50 minutes gave them hope earlier than Cavani’s second-half strike left them needing three objectives to undergo, due to the now-retired away-goal rule.
With three minutes to go, Neymar took issues into his personal arms, scoring a ravishing free-kick and a penalty within the 91st minute earlier than chipping an beautiful through-ball in for Sergi Roberto to finish La Remontada, sending Barcelona followers into rapture.
Roma 3-0 Barcelona
Only a yr on from their historic comeback it was Barcelona’s flip to capitulate. After a 4-1 defeat on the Nou Camp Roma knew three objectives had been wanted to make sure a win by way of the away-goals rule.
Edin Dzeko’s sixth-minute strike set the tone and after Danielle De Rossi’s second-half penalty, Roma’s unattainable job was almost full.
Up stepped probably the most unlikely of heroes. Kostas Manolas towered above the Barcelona defence permitting Peter Drury to proclaim ‘Manolas the Greek God in Rome’.
Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona
One other recreation already nicely documented within the historical past books – and once more it was Barcelona who suffered a dramatic defeat.
Liverpool had been with out Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino, however Divock Origi made positive Jurgen Klopp’s facet didn’t miss them.
Origi and Gini Wijnaldum bagged twice to safe a 4-3 win on combination that despatched Liverpool by way of to their second Champions League remaining in as a few years.
Deportivo La Coruna 4-0 AC Milan
Three objectives behind in opposition to an AC Milan facet that includes Maldini, Cafu, Pirlo, Seedorf, Kaka and Shevchenko – not many would have given Deportivo La Coruna an opportunity and rightly so. However the Portuguese outfit managed to tug off one of many
Champions League’s greatest-ever comebacks, as they gained 5-4 on combination within the 2003/4 quarter-final, having misplaced the primary leg on the San Siro 4-1.
Alongside beating Monaco 8-3 within the group phases, their victory over AC Milan ensured their place in European soccer historical past in addition to a fourth place in FourFourTwo’s finest cult Champions League sides ever.
Different groups that misplaced after being three objectives forward
Because the Champions League was revamped in 1992 groups have come from three objectives all the way down to win in ninety minutes on simply three events.
Within the 1993/94 group stage, Werder Bremen had conceded three objectives in 33 minutes to Anderlecht however got here again to win a thriller 5-3.
Comeback kings Deportivo La Coruna had been additionally three objectives down in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain within the 2000–01 second group stage however managed to win the sport 4–3.
The newest occasion of a three-goal deficit being overturned was within the 2009/10 qualifying spherical. Maccabi Haifa had been 3-0 down Aktobe after simply quarter-hour of the second leg. The Israeli facet secured a surprising turnaround to win 4–3 on combination.
Three objectives up and you continue to do not win?
Manchester Metropolis followers might be relieved to know that eight different groups, within the Champions League, have didn’t win after being three objectives forward.
Of these eight groups, just one staff has had the misfortune of being on the top of a spectacular comeback twice. In opposition to each Besiktas and Inter Milan, within the 2016/17 and 2023/24 group phases respectively, Benfica had been 3-0 up after 35 minutes earlier than finally drawing 3-3.
An English facet has been concerned in each different occasion of a three-goal deficit being overturned, with Liverpool closely concerned in these.
The Miracle of Istanbul is arguably probably the most well-known case of such a comeback, however Liverpool additionally managed to attract 3-3 after being 3-0 all the way down to Basel within the 2002/3 group stage. Sadly for Gerard Houllier’s facet, the comeback was not sufficient to maintain them within the group phases.
Sevilla managed to get some revenge for AC Milan and Basel as they gave Liverpool a style of their very own drugs by coming from behind to attract 3-3 within the 2017-18 group stage, which included a 93rd-minute equaliser.
Arsenal additionally succumbed to a late comeback, drawing 3-3 to Anderlecht in 2014/15, while Chelsea had been shedding 4-1 to Ajax in 2019/20 however got here away with a 4-4 draw.