Liverpool wins the Champions League final on penalties against AC Milan after the most dramatic (and, dare I say, incredible) comback in the history of this competition.
I must agree with Liverpool’s official website. This match was “Amazing, astounding, awe-inspiring, breathtaking, extraordinary, hair-raising, heart-stirring, magnificent, marvellous, miraculous, moving, overwhelming spectacular, spine-tingling, striking, stunning, stupefying, stupendous, wonderful.”
By the end of the first half, Liverpool was trailing Milan AC by 3-0 !!! Goals from Maldini (1′) and Crespo (39′, 44′) had already spoilt the party. Actually, the group of people I had invited home to watch the match left at that time. Everyone (except me, of course) thought that Milan AC had already won the match.
I had a gut feeling that something special was going to happen. I was in no way stressed.
At the beginning of the second half, Hamann was substituted for Finnan who was injured. Liverpool switched to a 3 men defense (with Traore, Hyypia and Carragher). Hamann and Xabi Alonso controlled the midfield while Gerrard was allowed to roam behind the attackers. And the match completely changed !
Liverpool scored 3 goals in 6 minutes, Gerrard (54′), Å micer (56′) and Xabi Alonso (60′). Suddenly, it was 3-3 :-)
The match went down to penalties after a fruitless extra-time with Steven Gerrard playing as a (perfectly adequate) right fullback to help the defense.
And owing to Dudek’s magic (a la Grobbellar) during the penalties, Liverpool won its 5th Champions League Cup !
The Cup is now our’s to keep.
Well done lads :-)
(Images courtesy GettyImages and BBC Sports)
Absolutely amazing!!!!
no Doubt.
the best team in the world!!!!
and of course as five time winners they get to keep the cup.-well deserved. Dudecks double save!!!!
YEEEEEES LIIIVERPOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!! I have waited years for this!! i was extatic! can not believe it, 3 nil down and then we win. It has to be beginning of a new era……the cup is back where it should be, and it isnt going anywhere!!!! You’ll never walk alone!!!!!!!!…..btw i read something about mauritian athletes on here, was the writer from mauritius???
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH !!! ^^
Congratz!
To vino: If you mean the page on Maurtian Athletes at Athens 2004, then yes, that page was also written by me (like most other pages by the way :-)) live during the event.
Avinash
unluky cant win it again
c’mon liverpool bit late to say so but o well we won wot a come back even ac milan supporters have to give us that :)
c’mon liverpool u beat chelsea nd won the shield keep goin nd winnnin more games c,mon :):):)
I LIKE FOOTBALL MACH YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB MY FIRENDS GERRARD GOOD GOLE
:)liverpool r mint and will rag u all they better than every1
:)liverpool r mint and will rag u all they better than every1
I (L)Your (K)(K)(K)(K)(K)(K)(K)(L)(L)(L)(L)
I liverpool best ever finaleeeee(L)(L)
liverpool c’est trop bien ?
Can anybody tell me…..Liverpool’s squad in that final against Milan
Check http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2005/05/25/liverpool-king-of-europe/
smashed it
thats called a team… jst incredible
nice to meet U ……….
this is wong kito galung sriwijaya fc punya
tell me all about liverpool please …………………….???OK