In The Year Of The Blown 3-1 Lead, Borussia Dortmund Did It Best

The 3-1 lead has taken a beating this year. The Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 lead in the NBA finals. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Clippers also blew 3-1 leads in the NBA playoffs. The Cleveland Inidians blew a 3-1 lead in the World Series.

In the "year in review" pieces declaring 2016 the year of the blown 3-1 lead, one notable choker has consistently been overlooked.

Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund faced Liverpool in the Europa League quarterfinals. The first leg ended 1-1, and then, at Anfield, Borussia Dortmund went 2-0 up quickly. Then Liverpool scored, then Borussia Dortmund scored again. We didn't know it at the time, but what happened next set the tone for all of sports in 2016.

IN IT GOES TOWARDS LOVREN AAAAHHHHHHHHE'S GOT IT!!!!!!!!!

Never mind that it was in the Europe League, that video gives me goosebumps every time I watch it.

Hopefully there will be more blown 3-1 leads in 2017.