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After Barcelona’s incredible 6-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain, SunSport reporters reveal their most exciting games of all time

From Liverpool's famous 2006 FA Cup win to a thrilling 12-goal encounter for Arsenal and a vicious Old Firm derby, re-live some of football's greatest-ever fixtures from down the years

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INCREDIBLE, unbelievable, historic, jaw-dropping... there are so many adjectives you could use to describe Barcelona's thrilling 6-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain.

Knowing they would need to make history and overturn a four-goal, first-leg deficit at the Nou Camp, Barca raced into a 3-0 lead.

 Barcelona players celebrate in the corner after Sergi Roberto's last-gasp goal
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Barcelona players celebrate in the corner after Sergi Roberto's last-gasp goalCredit: Getty Images

Edinson Cavani all but ended the La Liga giants' dream, before a late Neymar double and the most dramatic of winners from the boot of Sergi Roberto stunned the globe.


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But is it the greatest football match of all-time?

Here, SunSport reporters name their all-time favourite encounter...

Crystal Palace 4 Liverpool 3 - FA Cup semi-final, 1990

 Crystal Palace incredibly beat Liverpool 4-3 in the FA Cup in 1990
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Crystal Palace incredibly beat Liverpool 4-3 in the FA Cup in 1990Credit: Getty Images

By Neil Ashton

THIS is the greatest game.

Nobody gave Palace a prayer after they had been beaten 9-0 at Anfield earlier in the season, but Mark Bright, Gary O'Reilly, Andy Gray and Alan Pardew had different ideas.

An amazing afternoon.

Manchester City 3 QPR 2 - Premier League, May 2012

 Man City won the Premier League title in the most incredible way in 2012
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Man City won the Premier League title in the most incredible way in 2012Credit: Getty Images

By Neil Custis

'I SWEAR you'll never see anything like it ever again', said Martin Tyler and he was spot on.

The most amazing end to a season anywhere ever.

Reading 5 Arsenal 7 - League Cup, October 2012

 Arsenal won a 12-goal thriller 7-5 against Reading in 2012
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Arsenal won a 12-goal thriller 7-5 against Reading in 2012Credit: Getty Images

By Jonny Fordham

THE mighty Royals were 4-1 up against the Gooners at half-time in this roller-coaster clash.

But Arsene Wenger's side fought back to make it 4-4 at the 90-minute mark before going on to score THREE more in extra time to win it.

Newcastle 4 Norwich 3 - Championship, September 2016

 Newcastle scored twice deep into stoppage time to down Norwich in 2016
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Newcastle scored twice deep into stoppage time to down Norwich in 2016Credit: Getty Images

By Tom Barclay

BARMY game earlier this season where the Toon were 3-2 down four minutes into injury time and ended up winning it thanks to a Yoan Gouffran equaliser and Dwight Gayle's dramatic hat-trick strike.

Seriously quick rewrite to my match report needed that night.

Rangers 2 Celtic 2 - Scottish Premiership, October 1987

 Rangers' clash with Celtic back in 1987 was a brutal affair
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Rangers' clash with Celtic back in 1987 was a brutal affairCredit: Getty Images

By Graeme Bryce

THREE red cards. Four goals. A full-scale police enquiry. Four footballers on trial in the High Court. Two convictions. Welcome to derby day, Glasgow-style!

Celtic's Frank McAvennie and Rangers pair Chris Woods and Terry Butcher saw red, leaving former Spurs defender Graham Roberts to play as a makeshift GOALIE for 73 minutes!

Celtic raced into a 2-0 lead before half-time. But nine-men Rangers pulled one back after the break through Ally McCoist, before Richard Gough sparked bedlam with an injury time equaliser.

Roberts conducted Rangers fans singing a sectarian song and landed in the dock.

His case was not proven, England pair Woods and Butcher were found guilty of Breach of the Peace and copped criminal records. McAvennie was found not guilty.

Liverpool 3 West Ham 3 - FA Cup final, May 2006

 Steven Gerrard inspired Liverpool to a stunning FA Cup final win over West Ham in 2006
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Steven Gerrard inspired Liverpool to a stunning FA Cup final win over West Ham in 2006Credit: Getty Images

By Justin Allen

THE greatest game I've seen live simply for the pure drama and brilliance of it.

West Ham were in dreamland at 2-0 up and then 3-2 ahead.

But Steven Gerrard's incredible goal in injury-time to break Hammers hearts set Liverpool on the way to lift the trophy after penalties at the Millennium Stadium.

Rightly dubbed 'The Gerrard Final'.

Leyton Orient 3 Chelsea 7 - Second Division, November 1979

 Chelsea beat Leyton Orient 7-3 in an absolute thriller of a Second Division game
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Chelsea beat Leyton Orient 7-3 in an absolute thriller of a Second Division gameCredit: Getty Images

By Paul Jiggins

I WAS seven-years-old and this old Second Division clash was one of the first matches I ever attended.

Goals were flying in all over the place.

Manchester United 3 Barcelona 0 (Agg 3-2) - Cup Winners' Cup, March 1984

 Man United amazingly won 3-0 to topple Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate
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Man United amazingly won 3-0 to topple Barcelona 3-2 on aggregateCredit: Getty Images

By Phil Thomas

TWO-down to Diego Maradona’s Barca and written off after the first leg, a Bryan Robson double and Frank Stapleton winner saw United pull off a stunning comeback.

A performance only matched by an atmosphere Old Trafford has never witnessed since.

Fulham 4 Juventus 1 (Agg 5-4) - Europa League, March 2010

 Fulham incredibly recovered to beat Juventus in Europe back in 2010
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Fulham incredibly recovered to beat Juventus in Europe back in 2010Credit: Getty Images

By Dave Kidd

ROY HODGSON'S unfancied Fulham went 4-1 down on aggregate in the first two minutes of the second leg of this Europa League tie against mighty Juventus.

But they then stormed back to win with a goal from Bobby Zamora, two from Zoltan Gera and a gorgeous dipping winner from Clint Dempsey.

Newcastle 4 Norwich 3 - Championship, September 2016

 Norwich were left stunned as Newcastle netted twice deep into stoppage time
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Norwich were left stunned as Newcastle netted twice deep into stoppage timeCredit: Getty Images

By David Coverdale

IT might have only been in the Championship - but this match had everything.

Norwich, then in second, looked set to deal Newcastle a third home defeat in five games when they took a 3-1 lead.

Yet the Toon pulled one back in the 71st minute through Dwight Gayle.

Then Yoan Gouffran equalised in the fifth minute of injury-time - before Gayle won it and sealed his hat-trick a minute later.

It was the turning point of Newcastle's season.

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