Following Barcelona’s stunning comeback against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night, we look at five other historic sporting fightbacks.
Super Bowl 51, 2017
At the 2017 Super Bowl the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime after being 28-3 down at one stage in the third quarter.
Uefa Champions League final, 2005
Liverpool won the 2005 Uefa Champions League final against AC Milan despite being 3-0 down at half-time. They then scored three goals in six minutes after the break before going on to take the title in a penalty shoot-out.
Ryder Cup, 2012
At the 2012 Ryder Cup, the European team trailed 10-4 going into Sunday’s singles after being comprehensively outplayed on the first two days. But Jose Maria Olazabal’s men battled back to win 14.5-13.5 thanks to Martin Kaymer’s winning putt on the last green.
America’s Cup, 2013
Team New Zealand led 8-1 against the Oracle Team USA before surrendering their huge advantage to lose 9-8 at San Francisco. The US won the winner-takes-all final race of the regatta by 44 seconds.
Rugby World Cup semi-final, 1999
In the 1999 rugby World Cup semi-finals, France trailed the All Blacks by 24-10 but France stormed back to win 43-31 thanks to a 28-point haul from Christophe Lamaison. 26 of France’s points came in a devastating 13-minute spell.
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