Its motto is "More than a
club" and Spain's Barcelona produced more than a result Wednesday routing
France's Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 to qualify for the Champions League
quarterfinals.
Having
lost the first-leg 4-0 in Paris, few had given Barca a chance of reaching the
last eight given no side had previously overturned such a deficit in the
history of the competition.
But
Luis Enrique's side made a barnstorming start to the match and early in the
second half a Lionel Messi penalty gave them a 3-0 lead in the Camp Nou.
The
home side were coasting, but just past the hour Uruguayan striker Edison
Cavani's volley seemingly put PSG back in control, with Barca needing to score
three more times, given the French side now had a crucial away goal.
However,
with two minutes of normal time remaining Neymar's exquisite free-kick gave
Barca renewed hope and two goals in stoppage time completed the most incredible
of comebacks.
Barca
are the first team to overturn a first-leg 4-0 deficit in the history of the
Champions League.
'Unbelievable'
Those
five minutes of stoppage time almost defy description.
In
the 91st minute Luis Suarez, who had given Barcelona an early lead, won a
penalty, which Neymar converted.
With
time running out Barcelona threw everyone forward -- even their goalkeeper
Marc-André ter Stegen.
And
almost with the last kick of the game Barca's sixth goal came from the most
unlikely of sources -- not their famed strikers -- Messi, Neymar or Suarez --
but defender Sergio Roberto, who was born in Catalonia and is a product of
Barca's youth academy.
PSG
players look dejected as Barca's coach Luis Enrique celebrates with Javier
Mascherano.
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