article_snippet: There was Robin van Persie’s red card and Nicklas Bendtner’s late chance in Barcelona and that 2-0 win in Munich against Bayern, a carbon copy of this tie, two years ago.
article_snippet: There were the Lionel Messi four goals in 2010 when Pep Guardiola’s Barca were at the Lionel Messi four goals peak, the penalty conceded by Kolo Toure at Liverpool and a near-miss against AC Milan, when Wenger raged at the referee, having lost by four in the San Siro.
article_snippet: a team who aspire to win major trophies have not won a first knockout round tie since beating Porto in 2010.
article_snippet: In the Champions League era, no team has recovered from losing at home in the first leg by two or more goals.
article_snippet: but this was the stage they reached two years ago, against Bayern Munich.