Top five Champions League comebacks
Updated On: 14 March, 2013 03:55 PM IST | | Shawn D'souza
Champions League has some of the finest clubs in the world battling it out with each other. And for those teams to come from being battered and bruised, down and out to steal a victory is pure delight for one and all. Yesterday, Barcelona demonstrated how great a team they are after they won 4-0 against AC Milan in their Champions League clash.
Well, there are a few other such memorable matches that go down in history as some of the best comebacks in the Champions League. Let’s take a look at those greats who rose from the ashes and went on to smell the sweetness of victory.
5) Manchester United 2 - Bayern Munich 1 (1998-99)
Manchester United faced one of their toughest seasons ever as they scraped through victories to reach the final against Munich. Bayern piled on the pressure instantly when Mari Basler scored in the sixth minute with a free-kick. The German club went on to dominate most of the match right until the end minutes of the game when United’s Sheringham and Solskjaer achieved the impossible in stoppage time. The Reds won the game, and yes, the Champions League title!
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