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This was greatest comeback in Champions League history. Perhaps football history too.

Sergi Roberto’s stoppage time strike helped Barcelona come back from 4-0 down against PSG to complete an astonishing 6-1 victory.

Edinson Cavani seemed to have crushed Barcelona’s hopes of an unprecedented result with a vicious half-volley after the Catalans scored three, but Luis Enrique’s side refused to give in and went and scored three more.

Luis Suarez opened the scoring after three minutes and Andres Iniesta forced Layvin Kurzawa into an own goal just before the break.

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Lionel Messi blasted home at the third from the penalty spot before Cavani smashed home to poop the party—or so it seemed.

Neymar intervened with two goals in the final few minutes, before setting up one for Sergi Roberto in the 94th minute to send the Camp Nou into pandemonium.

1. This is why football makes us dream

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Cold hard logic dictated that Barcelona would not be able to comeback from such a brutal deficit, but the impossible being made reality is what keeps us coming back to football time and time again.

In the build-up Luis Enrique insisted that if PSG could score four against his team in Paris then Barcelona could hit them for six at the Camp Nou. That a comeback was even thinkable is incredible in itself.

And Barcelona’s self-belief tripled when Suarez headed home after just three minutes. They racked up the pressure and the chances, pelting Kevin Trapp’s goal.

The crucial second came five minutes before half-time, with Messi adding the third five minutes after it.

Then, disaster. Cavani lashed home from 15 yards, and resignation spread like wildfire around the stadium. It had been some effort, but that looked to be that.

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However that would have discounted Neymar, who rolled up his sleeves and, quite simply, took over.

His stunning free-kick offered faint hope after 87 minutes, his penalty one minute into injury time brought back belief and then, with an artful dink into the penalty area with 94 minutes and 35 seconds on the clock, he allowed Sergi Roberto to make himself the most unlikely hero.

A quite magnificent end, to an incredible night of football.

2. Camp Nou turned into a cauldron

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Luis Enrique said in his pre-match press conference that it wasn’t in Barcelona fans’ culture to turn the Camp Nou into a cauldron, somewhere like the San Paolo on a big European night.

Instead he asked the fans to create waves of pressure, which they did, and his team rode them as they dominated PSG.

Banners were hung up around the city on Tuesday night by Barcelona’s ultras, with messages of support for the team, and that atmosphere was carried into the stadium, which has rarely seen as raucous an evening as this, especially in the past few years.

Flags were waved in every stand, huge canvases were wielded around the stadium, with the largest draped down from the grandstand reading ‘Everyone with the team’.

And a stadium which can often feel like a theatre as fans politely applaud the art presented to them was transformed into a furious bowl of fire, with PSG shaken by it and Barcelona energised.

3. Moura’s mare makes PSG miss Di Maria

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Angel Di Maria was brilliant for PSG in the first leg, a key element of their 4-0 win in Paris, tormenting the defence and netting two goals.

However since that game he has been struggling with a muscle problem and was benched by Unai Emery, with Lucas Moura starting in his stead.

Although in theory the Brazilian should have been able to run riot against a Barcelona side not using full-backs, he squandered several opportunities with slack touches and bad ideas.

With Di Maria on the pitch PSG would have had an outlet when they hacked the ball away, instead of Edinson Cavani’s aimless running.

The Argentine was eventually introduced to a chorus of boos—for his Real Madrid past—in place of Lucas in the 55th minute.

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It was no surprise that his arrival gave the visitors the kick they needed to push on and it offered the French side a much greater threat on the counter.

Indeed, the ex-Manchester United man should have secured his side's passage into the last eight, when running through on goal - only to spoon wide under pressure from Mascherano.

How his side would regret that moment.

4. Andres Iniesta gamble pays off

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Since returning from injury a few weeks ago Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta has not reached his best level.

He was helpless to prevent PSG running riot in the first leg and since then has not impressed either as a starter or a substitute.

Luis Enrique found it impossible to leave him out of the starting line up for this clash, partly for his experience on massive Champions League nights, but also for the immense quality he has.

Including him in the team was a bold move, because it changed the balance Barcelona had found in their new 3-4-3 formation.

While Iniesta found it hard to match the pace of the game at times, he came up with a magic moment just before the interval, with his backheel forcing Layvin Kurzawa to hack the ball into his own net for Barcelona’s second goal.

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5. Glory beckons

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Luis Enrique's decision to end speculation over his future and declare that he will indeed be leaving has seemingly thrown off the shackles at Camp Nou and has Barcelona back looking something like their best.

Los Cules showed incredible spirit and attitude to turn things around here - plus no little quality.

They will need all their wits and wiles to complete their La Liga turnaround, having lurked behind Real Madrid for most of the season only to now be ahead of their great rivals. With the Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu to come in April, they have a fine chance of going on to win the title for the third season running.

Additionally, they're on for the Copa del Rey, in the final again against Alaves.

And now, with this most monumental of comebacks, could Luis Enrique leave with another treble? Stranger things have happened - just look at tonight!

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And what now for PSG? Their eggs are very much in the French basket after this evening, where they'll continue their pursuit of league leaders Monaco.

But what do the club's owners - who desperately want European glory - make of it? And what of Emery's long-term future. Laurent Blanc was sacked for much less.