2005 UEFA Champions League Final in Istanbul

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The 2005 UEFA Champions League Final in Istanbul was a legendary European Cup decider in which Liverpool overturned a 3–0 halftime deficit against AC Milan to win the trophy on penalties.


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instanceOf UEFA Champions League final
football match
sports event
ACMilanCaptain Paolo Maldini
ACMilanManager Carlo Ancelotti
ACMilanStriker Andriy Shevchenko
attendance 69700
awayTeam Liverpool F.C.
broadcastTo worldwide television audience
city Istanbul
competition UEFA Champions League
continent Europe
country Turkey
date 2005-05-25
decidedBy penalty shoot-out
finalScoreAfterExtraTime 3–3
goalScorerForACMilan Hernán Crespo
Paolo Maldini
goalScorerForLiverpool Steven Gerrard
Vladimír Šmicer
Xabi Alonso
halfTimeScore 3–0 to AC Milan
homeTeam AC Milan
LiverpoolCaptain Steven Gerrard
LiverpoolEuropeanCupsAfterWin 5
LiverpoolGoalkeeper Jerzy Dudek
LiverpoolManager Rafael Benítez
LiverpoolQualifiedFor 2005 FIFA Club World Championship
minuteOfOpeningGoal 1
nickname Miracle of Istanbul
notableFor Liverpool comeback from 3–0 down at half-time
notableMoment Jerzy Dudek’s double save from Andriy Shevchenko in extra time
Jerzy Dudek’s penalty shoot-out saves
numberOfGoalsByHernánCrespo 2
openingGoalScorer Paolo Maldini
organiser UEFA
partOf 2004–05 UEFA Champions League
penaltyShootOutScore 3–2 to Liverpool
referee Manuel Mejuto González
refereeNationality Spain
scoreAfter90Minutes 3–3
sport association football
stadium Atatürk Olympic Stadium
stage final
team AC Milan
Liverpool F.C.
venue Atatürk Olympic Stadium
winner Liverpool F.C.
year 2005

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Liverpool F.C.
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2005 UEFA Champions League Final ("2004–05 UEFA Champions League")
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