Steven Gerrard kisses the Champions League trophy. “I wouldn’t think that he expected for that to happen, what then happened.”Įven after Gerrard scored the first – a looping header that he celebrated by frantically waving his arms and bellowing in an attempt to gee up his teammates – Hyypia said the team still didn’t quite believe they could mount a comeback. We have to give the fans something to cheer about in the second half, many of them have traveled a long way – even in cars to Istanbul to support us. “Your team is 3-0 down and the crowd is singing for the whole of halftime and maybe that gave us a little bit of strength, but then Rafa Benítez was quite calm and he just said: ‘Look, boys, it can’t continue like this. It was very quiet at first and we heard the crowd singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ outside and that’s incredible. “I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve explained what happened.
“I think the most asked question is: ‘What happened at half time?’” Hyypia said.
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Rafael Benítez’s men emerged for the second half looking like an entirely different team, one full of belief that played with courage and purpose. “It was incredible that we were 3-0 down against an Italian side at half time and we managed to win it at the end in the penalty shootout.”ĭida reflects on the 20 Champions League finals “Every football fan, it doesn’t need to be a Liverpool or Milan fan, remembers that game,” former Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia told CNN Sport in 2020 of that night. What happened in the second half, however, made the 2005 Champions League final the mother of all “I was there” moments. Leading 3-0 at half time thanks to Paolo Maldini’s opening-minute goal and a brace from Hernan Crespo, AC Milan already had one hand on the trophy when the teams returned to the dressing rooms. That match 18 years ago would go down as one of the most memorable and iconic in sporting history, one which is still referred to by Liverpool fans as the ‘miracle of Istanbul.’ On May 25, 2005, Liverpool and AC Milan contested the Champions League final at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, which also hosts this year’s showpiece between Manchester City and Inter Milan.
It’s not often that a soccer match can be encapsulated in just a single word.īut mention “Istanbul” and every fan in the world will know exactly which game you’re talking about.
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