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    FC Barcelona v Paris Saint-Germain – UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg
    Luis Suarez (L) and Javier Mascherano of Barcelona celebrate victory after the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at Camp Nou on March 8, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona won by 6 goals to one to win 6-5 on aggregate. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
    Rhiannon Walker By @InstantRHIplay

    GAME. BLOUSES.

    Late in FC Barcelona’s second-leg, round-of-16 Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain, the Catalan team’s chances of victory were as high as 100-1. When the New England Patriots fell behind the Atlanta Falcons, 28-3, in the third quarter of this year’s Super Bowl, the Patriots’ in-game odds of pulling off the comeback were 16-1, making Barcelona’s miraculous rise from the grave about six times more unlikely.

    But that’s exactly what happened on Wednesday, when Barcelona overcame its 4-0 defeat in the first leg of the aggregate and rallied for a 6-1 victory in the second match for a final score of 6-5 to advance to the round of eight.

    PSG didn’t even get on the scoreboard until striker Edinson Cavani found the back of the net in the 63rd minute, making it a 3-1 contest. When that happened, Barcelona had a 50-1 chance of winning the round. Barcelona then scored twice in the final seven minutes, and now the team moves on to the quarterfinals.

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    Rhiannon Walker is an associate editor at The Undefeated. She is a drinker of Sassy Cow Creamery chocolate milk, an owner of an extensive Disney VHS collection, and she might have a heart attack if Frank Ocean doesn't drop his second album.

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