The Argentine grabbed his second on his night after some delightful football from Kaka which left Liverpool 3-0 down at halftime. It is a fantastic news for the whole city and the whole country."
Liverpool won the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, hosted at the Ataturk Stadium, Istanbul, by beating AC Milan 3-2 on penalties after the match finished 3-3 after extra time.The match was remarkable for the fact that AC Milan had taken a 3-0 lead in the first half, only for Liverpool to mount an impressive comeback and level the score in the space of 6 second half minutes.
It wasn't more than 50 seconds after kickoff that Liverpool found themselves 1-0 down as Milan captain Paolo Maldini volleyed into the net to give Carlo Ancelotti's side the advantage on the night. Riise missed from the spot for Liverpool but the Reds needed Dudek to make a save off Shevchenko's effort to lift the European Cup in the most dramatic of circumstances. The free kick was teed up for Riise, but his strike was blocked and the game went to penalties. 25 de mayo de 2005. The reliable Pole did just that and sparked bedlam as the 40,000-odd Liverpool fans erupted in joy as they stood witness to the Miracle of Istanbul.Here are the AC Milan vs Liverpool 2005 UCL highlights and how the Miracle of Istanbul transpired.
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Wasn't it absolutely amazing?
The Queen sent a message to the Liverpool squad, telling them "congratulations on your remarkable win last night. With the scores level at 3-3, the game headed into extra time and Jerzy Dudek produced two miraculous saves to deny Andriy Shevchenko as the Liverpool defence clung on to take the game to penalties.The winner of the AC Milan vs Liverpool 2005 UCL final was to be decided penalties after over 90 minutes of classic European football. ... la final de Champions más importante de la década. Obtén las alineaciones del partido AC Milan vs. Liverpool 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, Final.
Liverpool faced the UEFA Cup winners, CSKA Moscow, in August in the UEFA Super Cup match, which Liverpool won 3-1.
The AC Milan vs Liverpool 2005 final appeared to be done and dusted after just 45 minutes on the clock. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard restored some hope by planting a header into the net from John Arne Riise's cross in the 54th minute before substitute Vladimir Smicer drilled a goal to make it 3-2 just two minutes later.
Incredible.
On May 25, 15 years ago, the AC Milan vs Liverpool 2005 Champions League final, aka the 'Miracle of Istanbul' unfurled at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium. Liverpool were widely regarded as underdogs heading into the AC Milan vs Liverpool 2005 UCL final as the Reds were up against an AC Milan side that had already won the … In the penalty shootout, Jerzy Dudek attempted to distract the Milan players by utilising the 'spaghetti legs' technique used famously by former Liverpool 'keeper As this was Liverpool's fifth European Cup victory, as per UEFA rules, Liverpool were permitted to keep the trophy itself, instead of being awarded a replica.
The prime minister's wife, Cherie Blair, added her congratulations, too: "I am absolutely delighted of course as a Liverpool girl. A new Champions League trophy was therefore commissioned for the 2005-06 season.
Liverpool's win in 2005 required coming back from 3 …