Top 10 Greatest European Football Comebacks of All-Time, Featuring Man United and Chelsea

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The greatest comebacks in European football history.

Valencia beat FC Basel 5-0 last night to overturn a 3-0 first leg deficit and progress to the Europa League semi-final.

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But where does the Spaniards’ victory rank in the list of all-time great European comebacks?

10. Chelsea 5-4 Napoli

Chelsea’s staggering run to victory in the 2012 Champions League final looked in doubt at various stages but arguably never more so than midway through their last-16 double-header with Napoli. The Blues trailed 3-1 after the first leg in Naples but trigger-happy owner Roman Abramovich  sacked boss Andre Villas-Boas before the return leg. Still in his honeymood period, new boss Roberto Di Matteo led the Blues to a 5-4 victory on aggregate and a place in the quarter-finals. The rest is history.

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