In pictures: the greatest Champions League comebacks

Monaco 3-2 Sporting Lisbon 1997-98 group stage Monaco, who had lost 3-0 in Lisbon in their opening group fixture, were staring down the barrel when they fell 2-0 behind to goals from Sporting's Oceano and Luis Miguel in the return. But David Trezeguet and Thierry Henry brought them level before Henry scored a stoppage time winner. Monaco would go on to reach the semi-finals
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Juventus 2-3 Man Utd (Agg 3-4) 1998-99 semi-finals Manchester United's rollercoaster run, including two 3-3 draws against Barcelona and two draws with Bayern Munich in the group stage, looked set to end when they fell 2-0 behind early on in Turin. But Roy Keane inspired a brilliant revival with his first-half header before Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole secured United's place in the final Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Bayern Munich 1-2 Man Utd 1998-99 final It was a not totally dissimilar story in that final. Mario Basler's sixth-minute free-kick gave Bayern the advantage. Bayern dominated, hitting the woodwork on more than one occasion, before substitutes Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored in stoppage-time to steal the game and the trophy for United Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

Barcelona 5-1 Chelsea 1999-00 quarter-finals Chelsea were 3-0 up after a quarter of this tie, Luis Figo scoring in the second half of the first leg at Stamford Bridge to give Barcelona some hope. Rivaldo and Figo then scored early on at the Nou Camp to bring the tie back to 3-3 on aggregate, before Tore Andre Flo put Chelsea back in front. There were three further Barcelona goals to come though, Dani Garcia, Rivaldo again and Patrick Kluivert giving the Catalans an extra-time victory, 6-4 on aggregate Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Deportivo 4-3 PSG 2000-01 second group stage A hat-trick from substitute Walter Pandiani helped Deportivo come back from 3-0 after 55 minutes. Jay-Jay Okocha and a double from Laurent Leroy gave PSG the lead, before Tristan and Pandiani performed their heroics Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Deportivo 4-0 Milan 2003-04 quarter-finals Arguably the greatest two-leg comeback in Champions League history. Deportivo were down and out after the first instalment of this tie, having been thrashed 4-1 by the holders at the San Siro. Walter Pandiani gave Deportivo hope in the fifth minute at the Riazor, and hope became belief when Juan Carlos Valeron added a second after 35 minutes. Albert Luque struck just before half-time to put Deportivo ahead on the away goals rule, with Gonzalez Fran rounding off an incredible 5-4 aggregate victory late on Photograph: Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images

Monaco 3-1 Real Madrid 2003-04 quarter-finals An inspired Monaco team eliminated the favourites in a season of shocks. Real, 4-2 ahead after the first leg at the Bernabeu, looked set for the semi-finals when Raul scored the opener in the second leg. But a brace from Ludovic Giuly either side of another goal from former Real striker Fernando Morientes knocked the Spanish giants out on away goals Photograph: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images

Milan 3-3 Liverpool (Pens 2-3) 2004-05 final One of the most dramatic finals in any competition saw the underdogs fall 3-0 behind to goals from Paolo Maldini and two from Hernán Crespo. At half-time the Liverpool manager, Rafael Benitez, brought on Didier Hamann, and the tactical tweak inspired the Reds, Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso all scoring in a mad six-minute spell. Jerzy Dudek saved Andriy Shevchenko's penalty in the shootout to win the trophy for Liverpool Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Chelsea 4-1 Napoli 2011-12 last 16 Chelsea had been humbled 3-1 in the first leg in Naples, manager André Villas-Boas losing his job a few days later. The caretaker boss, Roberto di Matteo, restored the side's confidence before the second leg, and the old favourites Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard scored to take the tie to extra-time at Stamford Bridge. Branislav Ivanovic then rounded off the comeback with the winner to continue Chelsea's run all the way to their victorious final in Munich Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images