Soccer doesn’t precisely repeat itself, however generally it rhymes.
Wednesday’s dramatic end to the Champions League semi-final second leg on the Bernabeu noticed Actual Madrid snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, whereas for Bayern Munich followers, and even a few of their gamers, there was a particular sense of de ja vu.
The place does the Joselu sport rank among the many different unlikely comebacks within the competitors’s storied historical past?
Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich – Champions League Ultimate 1999
There’s nowhere else to begin with regards to analysing unbelievable finishes than the Camp Nou on a balmy Could evening in 1999.
Mario Basler gave Munich the lead after simply six minutes and the Germans held that benefit for the rest of the 90 minutes.
There are many parallels in what got here subsequent. German coach Ottmar Hitzfeld opted to substitute star man Lothar Matthaus and Basler himself within the last 10 minutes, a lot as Thomas Tuchel did with Harry Kane and Jamal Musiala in Madrid.
The remainder is historical past – two targets in fast succession by substitutes to show the tie round within the dying seconds.
First Teddy Sheringham swept house within the first minute of harm time after which Sheringham flicked on for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to stab house the winner two minutes later, leaving Bayern gamers dropping to the turf in anguish.
Ajax 2-3 Tottenham (agg 3-3 – Tottenham win on away targets) – Champions League semi-final 2019
Assume it’s laborious overturning a one-goal deficit? Strive doing it with a 3-0 deficit and solely 35 minutes to play.
Tottenham had misplaced the primary leg 1-0 in London and Matthijs de Ligt (extra on him later) and Hakim Ziyech put the hosts 2-0 up earlier than half-time within the second leg in Amsterdam.
With Harry Kane watching from the stands – this time as a consequence of harm moderately than substitution – Lucas Moura wrote himself into Spurs folklore with two targets in 4 minutes to offer the guests hope.
Within the days earlier than the away targets rule was abolished, Tottenham wanted only one purpose to achieve their first ever Champions League Ultimate nonetheless greater than 5 minutes into stoppage time the sport regarded up, till Moura popped as much as slot house a flick from Dele Alli and break Ajax hearts.
De Ligt was the person he pipped to the ball within the field and he fell to the turf in disbelief in scenes harking back to the Bayern gamers 20 years earlier than.
De Ligt might not want reminding the Joselu sport got here 5 years to the day after the Moura Miracle.
Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona (agg 4-3)– Champions League semi-final 2019
Simply 24 hours earlier it had been one other English group reserving their place within the last – satirically in Madrid – in dramatic style.
Liverpool had misplaced the primary leg of their semi-final 3-0 within the Camp Nou and have been with out star males Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino within the return at Anfield.
Divock Origi started his ascent to cult hero standing by placing the Reds forward early on nevertheless it was two targets in three minutes earlier than the hour from sub Georginio Wijnaldum which actually blew the tie open.
A spontaneous corner-kick from Trent Alexander-Arnold led to Origi’s second 11 minutes from time which knocked the stuffing out of the guests.
Roma 3-0 Barcelona (agg 4-4 – Roma win on away targets) – Champions League quarter-final 2018
Barca ran-out 4-1 winners within the first leg with Daniele de Rossi and Kostas Manolas personal targets contributing to the guests downfall in Camp Nou.
Edin Dzeko did pull one again late on in Spain and that proved pivotal because the Bosnian additionally opened the scoring within the Stadio Olimpico after simply six minutes to offer the Romans perception.
Simply earlier than the hour de Rossi transformed from the spot to carry the hosts again inside one purpose and eight minutes from time it arrived, courtesy of a towering header from Manolas.
The celebrations have been wild, Peter Drury’s line about Roma rising from their ruins turned immortal and the Italians have been within the final 4 of the competitors for the primary time in 34 years.
Barcelona 6-1 PSG (agg 6-5) – Champions League spherical of 16 2017
Barcelona should not at all times on the tip of this stuff.
PSG have been irresistible in Paris and registered a thumping 4-0 win, a sure-fire altering of the guard amongst Europe’s elite, proper?
Mistaken. Luis Suarez wanted solely three minutes to tug one again on the Camp Nou and a Layvin Kurwaza personal purpose made it 2-0 on the interval – nonetheless two adrift, in fact.
A penalty from Lionel Messi lowered the arrears however Edinson Cavani’s reply for the guests regarded more likely to spoil the celebration after 62 minutes.
It meant the hosts wanted three targets in below half-an-hour to undergo, and with 88 minutes on the clock they nonetheless wanted these three targets.
Enter Neymar, who fired in a free-kick to spark some hope after which transformed a penalty a minute into added time to degree the tie at 5-5, with PSG’s away purpose nonetheless the distinction.
With seconds of added time remaining Neymar dinked a cross by means of for Sergi Roberto to internet Barcelona’s sixth purpose of the evening and write their identify into historical past as the one facet to have overturned a four-goal deficit within the competitors.
The magnitude of the comeback was so nice that the match was instantly given the identify La Remontada (The Comeback).
Deportivo La Coruna 4-0 AC Milan (agg 5-4) Champions League quarter-final 2004
Keep in mind them?
Walter Pandiani put the Spaniards forward at San Siro within the first leg however Milan roared again to win 4-1 and seemingly had one foot within the semi-final.
Within the return Pandiani once more struck first after simply 5 minutes however this time Deportivo pressed on, scoring twice extra earlier than half-time by means of Juan Carlos Valderon and Albert Luque.
They’d the benefit on away targets however made positive of their progress, and place in historical past, with a late fourth purpose from veteran sub Gonzalez Fran.
It was to not be Carlo Ancelotti’s final expertise of being on the tip of a turnaround.
AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool (AET – Liverpool win 3-2 on penalties) – Champions League Ultimate 2005
Did you actually assume we’d forgotten Istanbul, Liverpool followers?
Milan raced right into a 3-0 half-time lead because of Paolo Maldini’s strike within the opening seconds and two in 5 minutes earlier than the break from Hernan Crespo.
Andriy Shevchenko was denied a fourth by Jerzy Dudek after the restart however then Steven Gerrard took over.
The Reds skipped headed house a John Arne Riise cross on 53 minutes and inside a minute it was 3-2 when Dida did not maintain out Vladimir Smicer’s long-range effort.
Gerrard was fouled within the field on the hour as he regarded destined to attain however Xavi Alonso smashed within the rebound after Dida saved his preliminary spot-kick to revive parity.
The momentum fizzled out and hopes of Liverpool successful in regular time disappeared as Shevchenko was denied by Djimi Traore’s goalline clearance after which in extra-time by Dudek’s miraculous double save.
Dudek was additionally the hero within the shootout, blocking the Ukrainian’s effort to spark wild scenes of celebration.
