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
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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
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tell me all about liverpool please …………………….???OK