FEW HAVE TURNED THIS AROUND...

A TEAM has overturned a deficit of three or more goals on only three occasions after the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie.

2004, QUARTER-FINALS March 23 AC Milan 4 Deportivo La Coruna 1 April 7 Deportivo 4 AC Milan 0 2017, ROUND OF 16 February 14 PSG 4 Barcelona 0 March 8 Barcelona 6 PSG 1 2018, QUARTER-FINALS April 4 Barcelona 4 Roma 1 April 10 Roma 3 Barcelona 0 P.S. Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund lost 3-0 to Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in 2014. They beat Real 2-0 in the return and Klopp, so proud of his players’ efforts, said: ‘You could make a video of this game and show it to the teams that lose a first leg 3-0.’

April 2, 2014 Real Madrid 3-0 Dortmund. Scorers: Bale (3), Isco (27), Ronaldo (57).

April 8, 2014 Dortmund 2-0 Real Madrid. Scorer: Reus (24, 37).