Every now and then, that clip resurfaces in some corner of the internet. In it, then-Paris Saint-Germain players Blaise Matuidi, Thomas Meunier, Julian Draxler and Marco Verratti chat over pizza and Coca-Cola about a range of topics. Among other things, they discuss the upcoming Champions League round-of-16 second leg against Barcelona…The French club had won the first leg at home 4–0, so the return match at the Nou Camp was supposed to be a formality for them. With no idea what was about to happen, Verratti asked his teammates during that conversation whether they would accept progressing to the next round after a 5–1 defeat (the away-goals rule was still in effect), and received an affirmative answer from Draxler and Matuidi. The clip has resurfaced on social media in recent days because one of the “victims” is returning to the “scene of the crime” — Unai Emery.🚨🎥 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛: This is how Barcelona pulled off their infamous ʻRemontadaʼ against PSG. This is what Unai Emery meant by "non sports side", even their greatest moments are full of scandals. 🤐 https://t.co/oxEPxuvB1P— 𝗧𝗠 (@TMfutbal) November 3, 2026 Although he has managed more than 1,100 matches during his coaching career and will probably manage hundreds more, the Spanish coach will never forget that match in Catalonia. On the night of the greatest comeback in Champions League history (for those who have forgotten, Barcelona won the second leg 6–1), the “remontada” of all “remontadas”, Emery was on the losing side of history, powerless to change anything. Just under ten years later, the Spaniard returns with another club — Aston Villa — hoping finally to exorcise the ghosts of the Nou Camp, a stadium where he has lost 14 of the 15 matches he has managed. However, none of those defeats stings as much as the one suffered in March 2017.Barcelona decided to sell Balde“It was just another match. A lot happened in that match, as we know. I started working as a coach in 2004, so I have been doing this for 22 years. I played in Europe for 17 consecutive years. Champions League, Europa League, Champions League… And I learned from all those matches. I learned so much from that match. From a sporting perspective, and from another perspective that wasn’t sporting… Football needed VAR at that moment,” Emery said at yesterday’s press conference, probably alluding to Luis Suárez’s dive that led to the second penalty, or the potential offside by Sergi Roberto before the decisive goal — incidents PSG were already complaining about at the time.##EDITORS_CHOICE##As a player, Emery never played against Barcelona. As a coach, however, while working for Almería, Valencia, Spartak Moscow, Sevilla and Villarreal, he has faced no team more often than the Catalan club — 30 times. And although he has won only three and lost as many as 21, he says he has come away from every match with a new lesson.“These matches have given me the experience to learn, improve and prepare even better for the next games ahead of me. I have spoken with the players about our shared experiences. We had our experiences in Europe two years ago and last year. We will face one of the favourites to win the competition, so we have a huge challenge ahead of us.”Barca & Bastoni – back in the spotlightThe biggest one so far this season. Although Aston Villa are one of only five teams with a perfect record after the opening three rounds, in each of those matches — against Viking, Fenerbahçe and Club Brugge — they were expected to justify their status as favourites. This time, they will be the challengers, a role Emery has long been accustomed to.“Barcelona are always favourites in this competition. But we also have a history: in 1982, we won the Champions League, which was called the European Cup at the time. Now they have to confirm their status as favourites by playing at their highest level. And if they play at their maximum, they really are capable of beating any team. We are a team trying to find our own path and establish consistency in Europe, in the Champions League” Emery added.##NAJAVA_MECA_10088114##Speaking of disappointments, after ten consecutive wins in all competitions, Barcelona suffered two fairly major setbacks in their clashes with Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, bringing them back down to earth after their fairytale start. However, they got their wings back at the weekend with a convincing 6–1 win over Alavés, who served as a punching bag for Hansi Flick’s side, allowing them to release the frustration caused by their fierce rivals in recent weeks. Alavés also served as a testing ground for Flick to try out several defensive experiments, with the back line dealing with personnel problems. Xavi Espart was injured during El Clásico, while Jules Koundé had already been sidelined, so the relatively unfamiliar Brian Farinas played at right-back at the weekend. Frenkie de Jong partnered Pau Cubarsí in central defence, with Gerard Martín given a well-deserved rest. Tonight, however, they will have their hands full, as the Birmingham club’s attack will be led by the in-form Nicolas Jackson, scorer of eight goals in his last ten matches in all competitions.