Barcelona: Serge Roberto scored in the fifth minute stoppage time as Barcelona capped block Champions League fightback to Thrash Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 and reach the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
"Buckled at all," said Roberto, told Bein Sports in Spain his outstretched leg turned home Neymar's cross.
Despite Luis Suarez's opener early, Layvin Kurzawa my goal and Lionel Messi's penalty, Barca, who lost the first leg 4-0, looked down and when Edison Cavan volleyed home as an important away goal for PSG.
However, Neymar restored Barca's belief as he first fired home block free-kick two minutes from time and converted from the penalty spot.
And Roberto capped the biggest comeback in the history of the UEFA Champions League when he turn home Neymar's dinked cross to the delight of close to 100,000 at a rocking Camp Nou, making the score 6-5 on aggregate.
"It's night and it is difficult to describe in words," said outgoing Barca boss Luis Enrique.
"It was a horror movie, not drama, with Camp Nou I have seen a few times as a player or coach.
"What determines this triumph of faith that players and fans had to."
PSG coach Unai Emery accepted his side lost control of their closing stages as he failed many 12 visits Camp Nou.
"The fact is we have let a great opportunity to come out and we know that," said Emery.
"In the last two minutes we lost everything we had found toggle button. Barcelona know this stadium. In the last few minutes they play all or nothing and have beaten us."
Barca and enter the books of records reaching the quarter-finals for the 10th straight season.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was blunt in his summary.
"It's a nightmare for everyone. Three goals in seven minutes is very difficult. Everyone is upset but now is not the time to talk about it."
Enrique warned the French Champions on Tuesday that his side were capable of scoring six full and had 95 minutes to pull the revival of a miracle.
No side had ever come back from a 4-0 first-leg deficit in the Champions League, but after much pre-match hype of a turnaround in the history of Barca truly believed when Suarez opened the scoring after just three minutes.
The PSG defense was far from Marquinhos headed Anitta's cross in the air and Suarez Wayeqhumbuza in the future of the flapping goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to nod despite Thomas Meunier's best efforts to clear off the line.
- Shambolic defending -
Barca's hopes of a proposed five minutes before the break thanks to PSG more shambolic defending.
Andres Iniesta reached Suarez's hopes through ball and his backheel provoked Kurzawa shanking the ball in his own net on his weaker right foot.
The second period started as the first ended as Barca edged closer to the history books when Neymar was clipped by Meunier prone and, after consulting one of his assistants, the judge German Deniz Aytekin pointed to the spot.
Messi made a mistake with a penalty to rifle home his 11th Champions League goal of the season.
Only when 3-0 down PSG begin to come out in search of the goal that critical away and were rewarded just after the hour mark when Kurzawa made amends for his earlier error on a free-kick and Cavan connected sweetly on Volley to register his 38th goal and seems to be very important in this season.
PSG were then to Rue to missed opportunities by Cavan and Angel di Maria put the tie beyond Barca.
As soon as Barca looked down and out Neymar restored hope when he curled home a block free-kick high into the top corner.
And as the game entered time suspended, Barca were awarded a second penalty controversy when Suarez tumbled under the challenge Marquinhos form.
Neymar this time took the responsibility to send Trapp the wrong way.
"This is the best game I have ever played. For what it meant, because what we saw and because I am in great form," Neymar told Bein Sports.
"I know that we have made history. A group like this can do anything."
And the Brazilian showed a cool head during a mad last minute when he cut inside the box before chipping a substitute for Roberto extend his right leg just enough to beat Trapp and leave PSG surprise.
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