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#1 Liverpool FC vs AC Milan, 2004/05, Final
Score after extra-time Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan
On Penalties: Liverpool 3-2 AC Milan
In what would be described as "The Miracle of Istanbul", Liverpool annulled a 3-goal advantage that AC Milan had going into the second half and took the game on penalties. The talismanic captain of AC Milan, Paolo Maldini scored in the very first minute at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium which was followed by a brace from Argentine forward, Hernan Crespo.
In what was later described by Djibril Cisse as the greatest speech given by a football captain, Steven Gerrard's message set the tone for the second-half. The captain led from the front scoring Liverpool's first goal in the second-half which was followed by goals from Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso.
The game went to extra time and the score remained level. In the ensuing penalties, Liverpool's goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek was the hero as he blocked a shot from AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko to give Liverpool their fifth European crown.
Liverpool won the Champions League
