Barcelona’s epic comeback
Barcelona completed the biggest comeback in Champions League history by beating visiting Paris Saint-Germain, 6-1, to reach the quarterfinals, scoring the decisive goal of a 6-5 victory on aggregate in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Barcelona scored three times from the 88th minute, with Sergi Roberto’s dramatic late goal making the team the first to overturn a 4-0 first-leg defeat since the Champions League format started in the 1992-93 season.
PSG seemed certain to go through after Edinson Cavani scored a goal following Barcelona’s opening salvo of three goals, which included a Lionel Messi penalty. Barcelona needed three more goals to advance, and the feat seemed impossible even after Neymar scored with a free kick in the 88th minute. But the Brazil striker scored a penalty in the 90th and then followed up with a chipped pass for substitute Roberto to steer the ball beyond goalkeeper Kevin Trapp in injury time.
Galaxy midfielder Jermaine Jones and defender Dave Romney have been suspended by MLS for one game, Jones for rough play and Romney for diving in last weekend’s loss to FC Dallas. Both will miss Sunday’s matinee with the Portland Timbers at the StubHub Center. Also, the Galaxy declined to comment on a report that they have an MLS-record contract offer to Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic. — Kevin Baxter
The Cavaliers got some expected news when center Andrew Bogut was ruled out for the remainder of the season, including the playoffs, after breaking his left leg on Monday, 58 seconds into his debut with Cleveland.
Grief counselors were on campus at South Torrance High on Wednesday trying to help students and faculty cope with the news that sophomore baseball player Jesse Esphorst Jr. was killed in a car crash Tuesday. Torrance police said two cars ran through a red light and crashed into a van carrying Esphorst and his father at 10:09 p.m. at Crenshaw Boulevard and Crest Road. A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. Another driver f led the scene. Esphorst’s father was seriously injured. — Eric Sondheimer
The plane carrying the Michigan men’s basketball team slid off a runway during an aborted takeoff amid heavy winds, causing extensive damage. The team said everyone aboard was safe . ... Top-ranked Kansas has suspended star freshman Josh Jackson for the Jayhawks’ opening game of the Big 12 tournament after he backed into a parked car last month and f led the scene. The Jayhawks will play Texas Christian on Thursday.
Boxing Hall of Famer Lou Duva, who handled the careers of 19 champions including heavyweight Evander Holyfield, died in Paterson, N.J., at 94.