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🔥 5 Greatest Football Comebacks of All Time

Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona (2019 CL Semi)

4-3 agg

Down 3-0 from the first leg. No Salah. No Firmino. Origi and Wijnaldum scored twice each. The corner taken quickly. Anfield was a cauldron. The greatest Champions League comeback ever.

Man City 3-2 QPR (2012)

Title decider

Needing a win for the title. 2-1 down in the 90th minute. Dzeko equalizes 92nd. AGUEROOOO 94th. The most dramatic finish in Premier League history. Martin Tyler lost his voice and his mind.

Germany 7-1 Brazil (2014 WC Semi)

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Not a comeback FOR Germany — a collapse BY Brazil. 5-0 in 29 minutes. In Brazil. In the World Cup. The host nation humiliated. David Luiz crying. The most shocking result in football history.

Barcelona 6-1 PSG (2017 CL)

6-5 agg

Down 4-0 from Paris. Needed to score 6. Neymar scored twice in the last 5 minutes. Sergi Roberto's 95th-minute winner. La Remontada. PSG have never recovered psychologically.

Istanbul 2005 CL Final

Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan (pens)

Milan 3-0 at half-time. Maldini, Crespo, Kaka — the best team in the world. Then Gerrard pulled one back. Smicer. Alonso. 3-3. Dudek's double save. Penalties. Liverpool win. The Miracle of Istanbul.