After Barcelona’s epic comeback victory, defender Gerard pique believes that fans are overjoyed, and hospitals should hire more midwives stating that there will be a lot of lovemaking after their dream comeback win over PSG in the second-leg clash.
None but the Barcelona fans had a faint glimmer of hope as the La Liga defending champions locked horns with PSG in the last-16 second-leg clash in the Champions League on Wednesday.
After suffering a 4-0 defeat in the first-leg clash, it looked impossible for Barcelona to produce a comeback and turn the tables round.
But now the Catalan side have changed the dynamics of the sport by achieving the most remarkable Champions League comeback in the history of the competition as they hammered PSG 6-1 in the second leg clash on Wednesday to seal a place in the last-eight.
It all started with the opener from Luis Suarez, a Layvin Kurzawa own goal and a Lionel Messi penalty that guided Barcelona just one goal away from matching PSG’s 4 goals from the first-leg clash.
However, Edinson Cavani proved his class again by scoring a crucial away goal for PSG on Wednesday and it appeared that Barcelona were on the brink of losing a hard fought battle.
What followed next was nothing short of a miracle.
Barcelona made a dream comeback as Neymar netted two quick goals – one from an incredible curled effort from a free-kick and the next from the spot.
The scores were even but PSG were banking upon their crucial away goal during the fag end of the game. The atmosphere at Nou Camp was inexpressible as Barcelona had only five minutes of extra-time to turn the tables round.
Fans prayed, some cried, and few were on the verge of a collapse – but they had that one last hope.
Neymar whipped in a dipping cross in the box to pick Sergi Roberto, who threw himself in the air, full stretch to tap the ball home with the tip of his boot to clinch the last-minute winner.
And now the rest is history….. The stadium burst into a never-ending roar and after a lack-lustre season, the Barca hierarchy were happy – all jumping and throwing their fists in the air.
The 30-year-old’s Sense of Humor and imagination has gone way too much with the fans at the Camp Nou.
“The hospitals should hire more midwives within the next nine months because there is going to be a lot of lovemaking tonight,” he said.
“It will be a hard night for those who wanted us to lose, but the sun will return tomorrow.”
“Until the referee blows the final whistle, anything can happen,” he continued.
“It is one thing to score a goal in the 95th minute, but it is one thing to score three goals in seven minutes.”
“We do not want to overload ourselves with the pressure of the treble,” he noted. “We are the only ones in this country that have won it, on two occasions.”
What happened is unbelievable. Haters will raise doubts over referee’s decision making but we cannot deny the fact that Barca made a spectacular finish.