"Six sides from the Premier League took part in last-16 first-leg ties, but none of them won. Two of them - Newcastle and Arsenal - secured draws, against Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen respectively, Liverpool lost 1-0 at Galatasaray, while the other three - Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City - all suffered defeats by three-goal margins."
"Before this season's last 16, there have been 51 occasions of a team losing the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie by three or more goals. Four of those have progressed to the next round."
"Spurs needed to score three times without reply to progress on away goals, and were given a glimmer of hope 10 minutes into the second half through Lucas Moura - and it was game on just four minutes later. The stunning turnaround was completed in the 95th minute when Moura recorded a hat-trick to seal Tottenham's spot in the final on away goals."
Six Premier League clubs competed in Champions League last-16 first-leg ties with disappointing results. Newcastle and Arsenal drew against Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen respectively, while Liverpool lost 1-0 to Galatasaray. Tottenham, Chelsea, and Manchester City each suffered three-goal defeats to Atletico Madrid, Paris St-Germain, and Real Madrid. Sporting Portugal also trails by three goals against Bodo/Glimt. Second-leg matches occur on Tuesday and Wednesday. Historical data shows that of 51 instances where teams lost first legs by three or more goals before this season, four progressed. Tottenham's 2019 comeback from 3-0 down against Ajax in the semi-final demonstrates such comebacks are achievable, with Lucas Moura scoring a hat-trick in the second half to secure progression on away goals.
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