Belgium coach compares comeback to famous 2017 Barca win over PSG

[p]The Red Devils were staring down the ‌barrel at another disappointing exit until late goals from record ‌scorer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lukaku-romelu/dCkG0Iw0/"]Romelu Lukaku[/a] and captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tielemans-youri/GtkTQyib/"]Youri Tielemans[/a] forced extra time.[/p][p]After 30 ‌more minutes which Garcia compared to "[b]two boxers[/b] (who)[b] just kept fighting ‌and fighting[/b]", Tielemans lashed home a penalty in the 125th minute to win in dramatic fashion.[/p][p]Garcia even described the victory as a "[i]remontada[/i]", the ‌name given to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=CYtaTiNB"]Barcelona's famous comeback against ⁠Paris St Germain in the ‌2017 Champions League[/a].[/p][p]"[b]Football is emotions, this evening we had plenty,[/b]" Garcia told ​reporters. "[b]When you're down 2-0 in the 83rd minute, it's never easy to come back and win the match.[/b][/p][p]"But ​this is what I said to the players at the hydration break: we had to score the third goal in ⁠the match and then ​anything is possible.[/p][p][b]"We did it, we delivered and then it opened up the game again.[/b]"[/p][p]He added: "[b]It is a scenario that can make the group grow even stronger and tighter together and realise ‌that up until the match is not finished, until the final whistle, a lot of things can happen as we just demonstrated today.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="fe15f53d-8ae3-4ccf-8ca5-e3b62b2ea861" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As3qHVdBP_U" social-type="youtube" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/belgium/GbB957na/"]Belgium[/a] had long laboured under the weight of expectation, but their 'golden generation' could never quite deliver the trophy their abundance of riches promised.[/p][p]Some of them remain – including Lukaku, playmaker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-bruyne-kevin/MsPs6OI5/"]Kevin De Bruyne[/a] and goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/courtois-thibaut/MVExOq3n/"]Thibaut Courtois[/a] – though Garcia said his team did not boast quite the same depth. But he ‌said this Belgium side are still a force to be ​reckoned with.[/p][p]"[b]I arrived 18 months ago because I believe ‌that there's quality in this team. It's not the best of all time, but tonight we wrote history,[/b]" he said.[/p][p]"[b]We didn't win anything, we qualified for the round of 16 and we'll see who we're going to face ... It ⁠doesn't matter who it's ⁠going to be. Now we're ‌going to savour our victory and our 'remontada'[/b]."[/p]