Champions League statistics: Real Madrid the historic kings of the comeback, with Barcelona runners-up
The Merengues came from behind against Roma's wolves
Real Madrid strengthened their place at the top of the list of clubs with the most comeback wins in the UEFA Champions League since the competition began in its current format in 1992, taking their tally to 38 victories after coming from behind to beat Roma (4-3) on Wednesday at the Stadio Olimpico in the Italian capital, in the second round of matches.
That win handed the Spanish side maximum points from their opening two games, having also beaten Inter Milan (2-1) in the first round.
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Barcelona sit second with 34 comeback wins, the most recent of them against Galatasaray (4-1) last Tuesday in the same round.
Manchester City are third with 27 wins, followed by Manchester United in fourth with 25 and Bayern Munich fifth with 24.
Juventus occupy sixth place with 17 wins, followed by Paris Saint-Germain with 16, then Liverpool with 14 and Atletico Madrid with 13. Chelsea, Galatasaray and Shakhtar Donetsk share tenth place, with 11 comeback wins each.
Roma had led 3-1. Then Real Madrid scored three goals in just eight minutes, with Carlos Espi netting their second in the 82nd minute, Endrick levelling in the 85th and Antonio Rudiger lashing in the winner in the 90th.
