Ajax's disconsolate players collapsed to the ground and pressed their faces into the turf. The night before, Barcelona's startled players looked at each other in pure disbelief , wondering what exactly had happened. Two Champions League semifinal matches, two three-goal leads squandered. Astonishing comebacks are becoming the new norm in Europe's top club competition. The phenomenon truly started two years ago, when Barcelona recovered from a 4-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the last 16 by winning the return 6-1. That surpassed the previous best second-leg comeback in Champions League history from 12 years earlier, which saw Deportivo La Coruna fight back ...
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