What Does Remontada Mean In Football? Real Madrid Looking To Complete Miraculous Comeback Against Arsenal 4y4766

Real Madrid fans have been using the term ‘Remontada’ since their 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in the Champions League quarter final – but what does this mean in football?

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Remontada is a Spainish term that when translated to English means ‘comeback’ or ‘recovery’, which is why it is heavily used in sports and primarily football.

In the context of sport it is often used when a team overturns a result or a player comes back from a major career set-back.

However, it can also be used outside of sport and can be related to everyday situations where someone manages to turn things around in a noticeable way.

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The most common use of this term and the match that made it infamous in football came during Barcelona’s miraculous turnaround against Paris Saint-Germain in 2017.

After losing the opening leg in 4-0, the LaLiga giants looked to be heading out of the competition and needed to become the first team to overcome such a margin in the Champions League.

It took Barcelona just three minutes to pull one goal back at the Nou Camp, as Luis Suarez opened the scoring for his side.

Then just five minutes before the break, an own goal from Layvin Kurzawa meant the gap had been cut in half and Barcelona had another 45 minutes to complete the comeback.

Five minutes into the second-half, Barcelona were awarded a controversial penalty and Lionel Messi no mistake from 12-yards out to make the aggregate score 4-3 to PSG.

However, the French side would not be defeated without a fight as Edison Cavani scored against the run of play to make it 3-1 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate (this was also when the away goal rule was in play).

The clock continued to run and with two-minutes of regulation time left, Barcelona looked to be heading out of Europe – but the following seven minutes brought one of the biggest moments in football history.

Neymar Jnr, who was the standout performer from the evening, scored two goals in three minutes and brought the aggregate score to 5-5 but PSG would still progress via away goals.

In the fifth minute of injury time, Barcelona would secure their place in the quarter-finals and complete the ‘remontada’ as Sergio Roberto scored one of the most memorable goals in UCL history.