IVAN RAKITIC compared Barcelona’s historic Champions League win against Paris Saint-Germain tonight to the New England Patriots’ Superbowl triumph.
Needing to overturn a 4-0 first leg deficit, Luis Enrique’s men defeated the French champions 6-1 in the Nou Camp in the greatest comeback of all time.
Goals from Luis Suarez, a PSG own-goal, Neymar (two) and Sergi Roberto’s winner sealed an unforgettable victory.
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And Barca midfielder said after the game that the epic victory echoed the Patriots coming back from 25 points down to win the Superbowl 34-28 against the Atlanta Falcons back in February.
Rakitic said: “It’s too crazy, really unbelievable, thank you to this team, to the people all over the world, to the fans, to the stadium.
“It was a special day, it’s really hard to say something. The first game in Paris was really hard for us, but the reaction today was special, history.
“We had to believe, we knew about the situation, to lose 4-0 in Paris was a hard result. But it’s football. “We saw it a few weeks in Superbowl, it’s what is possible in sport.
“This is Barcelona, we can say we are the best team in the world, and we want to keep going and keep dreaming.”
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In February, Tom Brady won his fifth Super Bowl title after marshalling a stunning comeback from 25 points down in an overtime victory against the Atlanta Falcons in Houston.
New England fought back from 28-3 down to tie the game in the dying minutes, before winning the match with a James White touchdown in the first possession of the extra period.
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