Barcelona hit PSG for six to complete one of the greatest European comebacks of all-time
The Spanish champions were 5-3 down on aggregate in the 88th minute, but Neymar's free-kick and penalty followed by Sergi Roberto's 95th-minute winner sealed victory.Barcelona had led 2-0 at the break courtesy of Luis Suarez's header after just three minutes and Layvin Kurzawa's own goal.
Neymar then fell over Thomas Meunier in the box and Lionel Messi converted the penalty just four minutes into the second half.
Edinson Cavani lashed home for PSG on 61 minutes as the tie looked to be over for Barcelona, but they obviously had not read the script. Neymar curled a sumptuous free-kick into the top corner before Suarez won a penalty and gave it to the Brazilian to convert.
Substitute Roberto then netted his first goal of the season in one of the greatest Champions League ties of all time.The impossible had suddenly become a much more manageable achievement, as PSG could barely manage to keep themselves together.
That was what the game was about now: how PSG were going to react mentally, whether they could cope with the mounting pressure.
And, having displayed such psychological frailty in the first half, it seemed so pointed and such an obvious mind game that Emery’s side came out late for the second half and kept Barca waiting.
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