5 memorable Champions League knockout ties featuring Premier League clubs

Real Madrid stunned European football on Wednesday night with a remarkable comeback win over Manchester City to reach the Champions League final.

Pep Guardiola’s side looked on course to progress through the semi-final and into a showpiece clash with Premier League rivals Liverpool, only for Madrid to score twice in the final minute and take the tie to extra-time before Karim Benzema’s penalty secured a 3-1 victory on the night.

The 6-5 aggregate win will go down in Champions League folklore and here, the PA news agency takes a look back over other memorable knockout ties in the competition’s history to feature Premier League sides.

Manchester United 4 Juventus 3 – semi-final, 1998/99

Sir Alex Ferguson’s side winning the Champions League final in stoppage time to complete a ‘Treble’ is replayed time and again but it would not have been possible but for a stunning last-four comeback in Turin.

Current Tottenham boss Antonio Conte had given Juventus the lead in the first leg at Old Trafford, only for Ryan Giggs to equalise at the death.

In the return leg, Juve were two goals ahead inside 11 minutes thanks to a Filippo Inzaghi brace but United captain Roy Keane – already knowing he would miss the final through suspension – led an inspired rescue mission, heading in the first before the prolific partnership of Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole struck to send the Red Devils to the Nou Camp and make history.

Chelsea 5 Barcelona 4 – round-of-16, 2004/05

With Jose Mourinho’s first season in charge in full swing, Chelsea proved early doors they could mix it with the big names in Europe.

A Juliano Belletti own goal had the Blues ahead in the first leg at the Nou Camp before the hosts rallied with goals from Maxi Lopez and future Chelsea