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Football does not exactly repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes.
Wednesday’s dramatic finish to the Champions League semi-final second leg at the Bernabeu saw Real Madrid snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, while for Bayern Munich fans, and even some of their players, there was a definite sense of de ja vu.
Where does the Joselu game rank among the other unlikely comebacks in the competition’s storied history?
Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich – Champions League Final 1999
There’s nowhere else to start when it comes to analysing incredible finishes than the Camp Nou on a balmy May night in 1999.
Mario Basler gave Munich the lead after just six minutes and the Germans held that advantage for the remainder of the 90 minutes.
There are plenty of parallels in what came next. German coach Ottmar Hitzfeld opted to substitute star man Lothar Matthaus and Basler himself in the final 10 minutes, much as Thomas Tuchel did with Harry Kane and Jamal Musiala in Madrid.
The rest is history – two goals in quick succession by substitutes to turn the tie around in the dying seconds.
First Teddy Sheringham swept home in the first minute of injury time and then Sheringham flicked on for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to stab home the winner two minutes later, leaving Bayern players dropping to the turf in anguish.
Ajax 2-3 Tottenham (agg 3-3 – Tottenham win on away goals) – Champions League semi-final 2019
Think it’s hard overturning a one-goal deficit? Try doing it with a 3-0 deficit and only 35 minutes to play.
Tottenham had lost the first leg 1-0 in London and Matthijs de Ligt (more on him later) and Hakim Ziyech put the hosts 2-0 up before half-time in the second leg in Amsterdam.
With Harry Kane watching from the stands – this time due to injury rather than substitution – Lucas Moura wrote himself into Spurs folklore with two goals in four minutes to give the visitors hope.
In the days before the away goals rule was abolished, Tottenham needed just…
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Author : Alex Hoad
Publish date : 2024-05-09 07:56:36
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