Neymar called it one of the most important goals in Barcelona’s history. Sergi Roberto could not sleep after scoring it. The image of the conquering Lionel Messi was everywhere. Many regard it as the Champions League comeback of the century.
For Unai Emery, La Remontada, Barcelona’s 6-1 victory over his Paris Saint-Germain side in 2017, overturning a four-goal deficit from the first leg in France, represents something rather different. It was an astonishing defeat that threatened to define him.
Emery had won acclaim at Valencia and a trio of European trophies at Sevilla but PSG was his chance to make memories in the Champions League – and this was not the sort that the Qatari owners had in mind. They even lost their domestic title to Monaco.
