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#3 Barcelona 7-1 Bayer Leverkusen, 2012
At his best, Lionel Messi is literally unstoppable. The Barcelona magician produced arguably the best individual performance in the history of the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen and scored an astonishing five goals to stamp Barcelona's authority on the fixture.
Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League fixture as Barcelona routed the Germans by a 7-1 margin to progress to the quarterfinals of the competition. Barcelona youth product Cristian Tello also scored a brace to inflict more misery on the visitors.
Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League after being defeated by Bayern Munich later on in the competition but Lionel Messi's stunning exploits have earned this fixture a place in Barcelona folklore.
#2 Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United, 2011
Barcelona was at its absolute peak under Pep Guardiola in 2011 and was arguably one of the best teams to have ever graced the beautiful game. The Catalans were effervescent in their style of play and demeanour on the pitch and were unstoppable in their prime.
Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United side was star-studded and impressive but proved to be no match for the likes of Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Xavi, and David Villa. Pedro opened the scoring in the 2010/11 Champions League final to set Wembley alight but Wayne Rooney quickly pulled a goal back against the run of play.
The remainder of the match saw Manchester United struggle to get a touch of the football. After a few mesmerising dribbles in the first half, Lionel Messi perfected his angles and unleashed a curler from the midfield to give Barcelona in the lead.
David Villa capped off a fantastic Champions League campaign for Barcelona with a stunning finish from the edge of the penalty area that gave Edwin van der Sar no chance. Sir Alex Ferguson was full of praise for Barcelona after the match and claimed that Pep Guardiola's side was one of the best he had ever faced.
#1 Barcelona 6-1 Paris Saint-Germain, 2017
Nicknamed 'La Remontada', Barcelona's 6-1 thrashing of Paris Saint-Germain has gone down as the greatest comeback in Champions League history. The Catalans slumped to a 4-0 defeat in Paris and were all but out of the competition.
Barcelona's performance in the second leg was only slightly short of a miracle. The Blaugrana made its intentions perfectly clear in the opening stages of the game after Luis Suarez bundled in the first goal only three minutes after kick-off. An own goal from Layvin Kurzawa and a Lionel Messi penalty injected some much-needed hope into the Barcelona side.
Edinson Cavani broke several Barcelona hearts with his away goal and gave the Catalans only 30 minutes to salvage their Champions League campaign. What followed was a truly special performance from Neymar.
The Brazilian superstar took over as Barcelona's talisman towards the end of the game and scored a stunning free-kick and a penalty to hand Barcelona a lifeline. Barcelona's loyal servant Sergi Roberto scored the side's sixth goal with the last kick game to hand the Catalans an impossible victory and complete the most astonishing comeback in the history of the Champions League.
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