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Manchester United came from two goals down to beat Roma in a dramatic Champions League tie on Tuesday to give manager Michael Carrick a much-needed boost as he fights to save his job.
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he → come → job
Things were looking bleak at Old Trafford when his side found themselves 2-0 down after just 17 minutes against their Italian visitors, who had not lost in their 10 Serie A games this season.
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who → look → games
A nine-game winless run had left Carrick's position increasingly precarious and a poor start left United facing another damaging defeat.
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start → leave → defeat
But they stormed back in the second half with a show of character and class that had been missing in a troubled campaign where they had previously won just twice in all competitions.
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they → storm → competitions
Captain Bruno Fernandes started the fightback from the penalty spot before Matheus Cunha struck twice in the space of three memorable minutes to turn the game on its head.
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Cunha → start → head
What had threatened to be another night to forget became unforgettable for the Old Trafford faithful, while Carrick could breathe a little easier after his side pulled off an unlikely success.
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United, though, are hardly the first side to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat on Europe's biggest stage.
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United → snatch → stage
Ajax 2-3 Tottenham (semi-final second leg, 8 May 2019, 3-3 on agg, Spurs win on away goals)
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Tottenham travelled to Ajax for the second leg of their semi-final trailing 1-0, and things went from bad to worse in Amsterdam when Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech put Ajax 3-0 ahead on aggregate before the break.
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Spurs needed to score three times without reply to progress on away goals, and were given a glimmer of hope 10 minutes into the second half through Lucas Moura - and it was game on just four minutes later.
Moura pounced on a loose ball in the box after Fernando Llorente's shot was saved and he curled home to put the hosts on the ropes.
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The stunning turnaround was completed in the 95th minute when Moura recorded a hat-trick to seal Tottenham's spot in the final on away goals, leaving Ajax players strewn across the turf in disbelief.
Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona (semi-final second leg, 7 May 2019, 4-3 on agg)
Just 24 hours before Tottenham's heroics in Amsterdam, Liverpool had overturned their own three-goal deficit.
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The Reds' hopes of forcing their way back into the semi-final after a 3-0 loss to Barcelona at the Nou Camp looked slim, especially with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino unavailable because of injury.
But Divock Origi got the ball rolling on seven minutes, before the tie really turned in the space of 166 seconds after half-time when substitute Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice.
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Wijnaldum → force → time
A moment of quick thinking saw Liverpool complete the job as Trent Alexander-Arnold spotted Barcelona's defence switch off from a corner, whipping the ball in low for Origi to fire home and spark wild scenes at Anfield.
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Origi → see → Anfield
Roma have risen from their ruins."
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Roma → rise → ruins
That iconic line from commentator Peter Drury summed up an incredible night as Roma clinched a memorable comeback to send Barcelona packing in the quarter-finals.
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Roma → sum → finals
Own goals from Daniele de Rossi and Kostas Manolas helped Barca record a 4-1 win in the first leg at the Nou Camp.
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Barca → help → Camp
Edin Dzeko's late goal in Spain gave Roma something to build from and the forward struck early in the return leg to further strengthen their belief.
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forward → give → belief
De Rossi atoned for his own goal with a second-half strike and, with just eight minutes to go, Manolas headed home a corner to end Roma's 34-year wait for a place in the semi-finals of Europe's leading competition.
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Barcelona 6-1 Paris St-Germain (last-16 second leg, 8 March 2017, 6-5 on agg)
Arguably the greatest comeback of all, this one is so iconic that it has its very own title in France and Spain - La Remontada (The Comeback).
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PSG were clinical at home, winning 4-0, but the Nou Camp sensed something special when Luis Suarez scored after just three minutes in the second leg.
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Suarez → win → leg
Barcelona were two goals to the good at the break courtesy of a Layvin Kurzawa own goal, but still trailed by two goals on aggregate.
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Barcelona → courtesy → aggregate
Lionel Messi scored a penalty soon after the restart but Edinson Cavani hit back to silence the home faithful, although it wasn't the pendulum-swinging moment PSG hoped for.
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PSG → score → faithful
Barcelona, now trailing 5-3, needed three goals in fewer than 30 minutes to achieve a miracle.
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Barcelona → trail → miracle
Neymar scored a free-kick in the 88th minute to offer further hope, before the Brazilian stroked home a 91st-minute penalty to level the tie at 5-5 on aggregate.
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Brazilian → score → aggregate
But PSG were still heading through on away goals.
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PSG → head → goals
Then, with 20 seconds of added time remaining, La Remontada came to fruition when Sergi Roberto turned home Neymar's chipped pass, with Barcelona becoming the only team in history to overturn a four-goal Champions League deficit.
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Deportivo La Coruna, currently plying their trade in the second tier of Spanish football, are no longer associated with the Champions League - but they carried out an unforgettable fightback against heavyweight opposition in 2004.
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Milan travelled to Spain with a 4-1 lead from the first leg, but Deportivo were not ready to roll over.
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Walter Pandiani, who broke the deadlock at the San Siro, got the Spaniards up and running on home soil.
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Spaniards → break → soil
Unlike the first leg when they sat back after taking the lead, Deportivo threw caution to the wind and it paid off as they wiped out Milan's aggregate advantage in just 43 minutes after goals from Juan Carlos Valeron and Albert Luque.
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That would have been enough for Deportivo to go through on away goals but they continued to press and Fran slotted home a fourth to confirm Carlo Ancelotti's side were heading out.
Watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22:00 on Wednesday on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
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