5 biggest deficits overturned in the Champions League Round of 16

#3 Manchester United v Olympiakos (2013-14)

Van Persie scores from the spot

One of the lowest points of the David Moyes era at Manchester United was their limp performance against Olympiakos in the first leg of their last-16 tie in Athens.

Alejandro Dominguez and Joel Campbell, who was at the Greek side on loan from Arsenal, put the hosts into a strong position ahead of the second leg, with United showing almost nothing by way of a response, save a late effort high from Robin van Persie.

United had previous in overturning such deficits, having beaten Barcelona 3-0 in the Cup Winners’ Cup final of 1984, and though the opposition was more modest on this occasion, they successfully repeated the feat.

Van Persie, whose miss late in the first leg threatened to be so costly, proved the hero of the second. He scored a first-half penalty before adding a second in stoppage time before finally completing his third Manchester United hat-trick with a free kick early in the second half.

“We put it right tonight,” said Moyes, upon whom so much pressure had mounted following a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool.

It was not enough to save his job, however. In the next round, United were eliminated 4-2 on aggregate by defending champions Bayern Munich, despite having twice taken the lead in the tie, and the Scotsman was soon axed.

First Leg: Olympiakos 2-0 Manchester United

Second Leg: Manchester United 3-0 Olympiakos

Final Scoreline: Manchester United 3-2 Olympiakos