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szdaily -> Sports
Barca beats PSG in historic fightback
    2017-March-10  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    SERGI ROBERTO scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time as Barcelona capped a sensational Champions League fightback to thrash Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 and reach the quarterfinals Wednesday.

    Despite Luis Suarez’s early opener, a Layvin Kurzawa own goal and Lionel Messi’s penalty, Barca, who lost the first leg 4-0, looked down and out when Edison Cavani volleyed home what seemed to be the vital away goal for PSG.

    However, Neymar restored Barca’s belief as he firstly fired home a sensational free-kick two minutes from time and then converted from the penalty spot.

    And Roberto capped the biggest comeback in Champions League history when he stretched to turn home Neymar’s dinked cross to the delight of a near 100,000 at a rocking Camp Nou, making the score 6-5 on aggregate.

    “I threw myself at it with everything,” Roberto said.

    “We left Paris very down and now this is incredible. We were prepared for all this. The fans were like 10 extra players and in the end this is all for them.”

    Teammate Ivan Rakatic added: “It’s crazy. After Paris, many people spoke hard about our team but tonight was special, we made history. We know we are the best team in the world.”

    Barca also entered the record books by reaching the quarterfinals for a 10th straight season.

    Outgoing Barca coach Luis Enrique warned the French champions Tuesday that his players were capable of scoring six and they needed the full 95 minutes to pull of a miracle revival.

    No side had ever come back from a 4-0 first leg deficit in the Champions League, but after much pre-match hype of a historic turnaround, Barca truly believed when Suarez opened the scoring after just three minutes.

    The PSG defense was stationary as Marquinhos headed Rafinha’s cross high into the air and Suarez nipped in ahead of the flapping goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to nod in despite Thomas Meunier’s best efforts to clear off the line.

    In a role reversal from the first leg, Barca’s high pressing wasn’t allowing the visitors any respite, whilst PSG failed to take advantage of the huge spaces in behind the Barca defense on the counterattack.

    Neymar was inches away from delivering a spectacular second when he drilled just wide from well outside the area before Trapp easily collected a Suarez effort from an acute angle.

    However, Barca’s hopes were further raised five minutes before the break thanks to more shambolic PSG defending.

    Andres Iniesta reached Suarez’s hopeful through ball and his backheel provoked Kurzawa into shanking the ball into his own net on his weaker right foot.

    The second period started just as the first ended as Barca edged closer to the history books when Neymar was clipped by the prone Meunier and, after consultation with one of his assistants, German referee Deniz Aytekin pointed to the spot.

    Messi made no mistake with the penalty to rifle home his 11th Champions League goal of the season.(SD-Agencies)

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