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Champions League's biggest comebacks: Barcelona, Liverpool more
- Sporting CP overturned a 3-0 aggregate deficit to reach the Champions League quarterfinals in Lisbon.
- Gonçalo Inácio started the comeback with a header in the first half in Lisbon.
- Pedro Gonçalves and Luis Suárez converted goals, leveling the tie before extra time.
- Maximiliano Araújo and Rafael Nel secured Sporting's advancement with late goals in extra time.
- The comeback marks Sporting as one of the Champions League’s notable two-legged awakenings.
- The match highlighted Sporting CP’s dramatic turnaround despite an early deficit.
- Bodo/Glimt had previously stunned big teams but could not finish the tie in Lisbon.
- The aggregate score ended 5-3 in Sporting’s favor after extra-time.
- Lisbon hosted the dramatic second leg that decided Sporting’s fate.
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