Barcelona produce ‘greatest ever comeback’ – Twitter’s reaction
Barcelona produced one of sport’s most memorable comebacks and the greatest in Champions League history after overturning a four-goal deficit to reach the quarter-finals.
The Catalan giants looked dead and buried after losing the first leg 4-0 at Paris St Germain but defied the odds to triumph 6-1 in the return encounter to snatch a highly improbable 6-5 aggregate victory.
Sergi Roberto’s goal deep into stoppage time ensured Barca became the first team to hit back from a first-leg 4-0 defeat in the competition’s knockout stages – the feat all the more remarkable by the fact they still needed three goals heading into the 88th minute of the match.
Here, we look at the reaction from Twitter after an unforgettable night at the Nou Camp.
Barcelona’s official account:
WE
DID
IT!???????????? #ForçaBarça! pic.twitter.com/cbsPzkbYvv
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 8, 2017
Luis Suarez:
COME OOOOONNN ????????????????????thank you all all all of you VISCA BARÇA and all our supporters ???????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/yCRWhVTuXl
— Luis Suarez (@LuisSuarez9) March 8, 2017
Gary Lineker didn’t mince his words:
Unbe-fucking-lievable! Greatest game ever.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 8, 2017
How Barcelona’s academy viewed it:
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Use the hashtag #WeDidIt to show us how you experienced the historic comback. @FCBfutbolsala was like this
???pic.twitter.com/aIEkZgJnET— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 8, 2017
Ivan Rakitic:
Vamosssss! Nunca podré olvidar esta noche! Orgulloso de este equipo y de nuestra afición!
I can never forget tonight! Proud of this team! ?? pic.twitter.com/ybtVLnYZa5— Ivan Rakitic (@ivanrakitic) March 8, 2017
Everton boss and former Barcelona defender Ronald Koeman:
Congratulations to @FCBarcelona! They punished the fear of #Paris. ?
— Ronald Koeman (@RonaldKoeman) March 8, 2017
Inside the BT Sports studios:
I think the lads enjoyed this Barca comeback…decent sprint from @themichaelowen ?? pic.twitter.com/Ocw7oHHfdc
— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) March 8, 2017
The view inside the Nou Camp press box:
That is history. And this is the immediate reaction. Absolutely bloody amazing. What have we just seen?!?! #FCBPSG @btsportfootball pic.twitter.com/6e68BZVq9j
— Reshmin Chowdhury (@ReshminTV) March 8, 2017
Profound words from Arda Turan:
You call it "football team", we call it "Barça". You call it "miracle", we call it "normal" #ForçaBarça pic.twitter.com/vaa30IgnMd
— Arda Turan (@ArdaTuran) March 8, 2017
Burnley defender Kevin Long thought he was in a game on FIFA 17:
I smash controllers off walls when I concede late goals in Fifa so I can only imagine how these PSG players feel right now. ??
— Kevin Long (@kevinlong28) March 8, 2017
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan:
Surely Sports greatest ever comeback ….. #FCBPSG
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 8, 2017
Former TEAMtalker Tom McDermott:
#Messi #Superman pic.twitter.com/yumPScpLpi
— Tom McDermott (@footballmcd) March 8, 2017