Though Liverpool had once dominated the English league and European competitions, such success was -- by that time -- a rather distant memory.In 2005, Liverpool's domestic performance in the Premier League was so poor that they hadn't even qualified for the next Champions League season. I had a feeling of something sinister going up and down my back. ".Carlo Ancelotti walks by the throphy at the end of the Champions League final between AC Milan and Liverpool in Istanbul.In 2007, this time in Athens, Liverpool and Milan met again in the final of the Champions League. Fifteen years later, that game is still celebrated as 'The Miracle of Istanbul,' one of the greatest nights in European club football. In sport, playing in a final is the pinnacle, but losing a final is awful. ".2016: NBA Finals -- The Golden State Warriors became the first team to hold a 3-1 advantage and fail to win the championship. Juventus won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. It was a lead that seemed insurmountable.Liverpool's Polish goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek (C) celebrates surrounded by teammates at the end of the Champions League football final against AC Milan.Antonio Greco goes by the name Uccio. I was very confident. 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UEFA.com profiles the perfectionists.Maarten Vandevoordt set a new record on Tuesday, representing Genk at 17 years 287 days old.This season saw the seventh one-nation UEFA Champions League final; how many can you remember?A look back at some of the most memorable finals in the competition's history.United's extraordinary Camp Nou success happened 20 years ago today; was it the biggest final shock of all?See how some fine sides defied overwhelming odds to win ties in Europe's top club competition.Clarence Seedorf celebrates his 43rd birthday today. "We hugged and saluted each other, and then our fathers, sons were all there; it was a truly wonderful sensation," said Dida. ",Inside the stadium, Milan's supporters were witnessing an epic collapse and an extreme shift of emotions. Since the 1996–97 season, other than Porto's win in 2003–04, the winners have come from one of only four nations – Spain (11), England (5), Germany (4) and Italy (3) – and other than Monaco in 2003–04 and Paris Saint-Germain in 2019–20, the runners-up have all come from the same four nations.The first final, played two days earlier, ended 1–1 after extra time.48,722 in the first match, 23,325 in the replay.Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. I couldn't stand anymore and my first thought was to get to the airport and go back home as soon as possible. The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. The official website of the Basketball Champions League 2019-20 2020. FC Midtjylland. ".When you ask players from both sides what happened, none are really able to explain it.Dida described the anxiety creeping in, but felt they still had "the ability to do more in the game; we had the strikers, we had the strength in our legs. Milan may have choked in 2005 and the scars from that evening will never completely heal, but in 2007 they did everything possible to put it behind them. The official UEFA Champions League fixtures and results list. A.C. Milan won the penalty shoot-out 3–2.Score was 3–3 after 90 minutes and extra time. ",Milan were back on top of Europe, re-establishing themselves as one of the powerhouses of the continental game. Milan's perspective of that fateful night is not one you often hear.To say that Milan were the favorites in Istanbul would have been a serious understatement; the class of 2005 was a team packed full of international megastars and high achievers. Manchester United won the penalty shoot-out 6–5.Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes and extra time. Dida saved a penalty from Xabi Alonso, but the Spaniard followed up on the rebound to score the equalizer.Watching in disbelief from Milan, Agostinelli said, "When I saw that Dida had made the save, but it still wasn't enough, in that very moment, I knew this was lost.

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