Everything about 2005 Uefa Champions League Final totally explained
The
2005 UEFA Champions League Final was a
football match that took place at the
Atatürk Olympic Stadium in
Istanbul,
Turkey on
May 25 2005 to decide the winner of the
2004–05 UEFA Champions League.
English club
Liverpool faced
Italy's
A.C. Milan. Liverpool won the match in a
penalty shootout after being 3–0 down at half time, only to level the score at 3–3 within the first 15 minutes of the second half. With no goals being scored in 30 minutes of extra time, Liverpool won the shootout 3–2. Due to the incredible turnaround, the match was dubbed "The Miracle of Istanbul" among supporters. It was Liverpool's fifth success in the European Cup and, as a result, they were given the UEFA Badge of Honour, which appears on the left arm of the European kits.
The final marked the beginning of the recent domination of English clubs in the competition, with at least one team from the
Premier League reaching each final from 2005 to 2008, thus far, this has been one of two successes.
Route to the final
A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan were drawn straight into the group stage of the competition, and easily advanced, conceding three goals, and losing only once. They were drawn in group F alongside the 1992 winners
F.C. Barcelona of Spain,
FC Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine and 1967 winners,
Celtic of Scotland. In their first group game against Shakhtar Donetsk, Milan won 1–0 with a goal from
Clarence Seedorf in the 84th minute. It then took two goals in the last three minutes of the game against Celtic at the
San Siro from
Filippo Inzaghi and
Andrea Pirlo to make sure Milan won the game 3–1, Milan’s first goal was an eighth minute strike from
Andriy Shevchenko. Milan’s next two games would be against Spain’s Barcelona, Milan won the home game 1–0 after a 31st Minute goal from Andriy Shevchenko. Milan then lost the away game at the
Nou Camp after they'd lead through Andriy Shevchenko’s 17th minute goal,
Samuel Eto'o then equalized for Barcelona, before
Ronaldinho’s 89th minute winner. Milan now led Barcelona at the top of the group by the virtue of one away goal at the
Nou Camp. Milan then beat Shakhtar 4–0 at the
San Siro to go two points clear of Barcelona, as they drew 1–1 with Celtic.
Kaká put Milan ahead on 52 minutes before
Hernán Crespo made it 2–0 just one minute later. Crespo made it 3–0 on the 85th minute before Kaká’s injury time strike rounded off the game. Milan went into their last group game knowing that a point would see them top the group. Milan drew the game against Celtic 0–0. With Shakhtar beating Barcelona 2–0, Celtic were knocked out of Europe and Milan topped the group with 13 points.
In the first knockout round Milan were placed against English
Premier League club, and 1999 champions
Manchester United F.C. as their opponents, Milan won 0–1 at
Old Trafford thanks to a goal 12 minutes from time scored by Crespo. Milan also won the second leg at the
San Siro 1–0, once again a goal from Crespo, this time in the 61st minute, was the difference.
Milan were drawn against long-term rivals
Internazionale for the quarter finals. Due to the fact that both A.C. and Inter Milan play at the
San Siro Stadium, both legs were played at the same stadium. A.C. Milan won the “home” leg 2–0 with a goal right on half time from
Jaap Stam, and then a goal in the 74th minute from Andriy Shevchenko. In their “away” leg, A.C. Milan were awarded a 3–0 victory, Andriy Shevchenko had put A.C. Milan ahead on 30 minutes, but the game was abandoned in the 72nd minute after AC Milan goalkeeper Dida was hit on the shoulder with a firework. It gave A.C. Milan a 5–0 aggregate victory.
Milan drew
PSV Eindhoven in the semi finals, they won 2–0 at the San Siro, with goals from Andriy Shevchenko in the 42nd minute and
Jon Dahl Tomasson in the 90th. Milan threw away their 2–0 lead from the first leg as they went 2–0 down to PSV in the Netherlands. They were saved by an injury time goal from
Massimo Ambrosini to make it just 2–1 to PSV, a goal from
Cocu immediately wasn't enough, and the game finished 3–1, to send the Italians through on the
away goals rule.
Liverpool
Liverpool began their campaign at the 3rd qualifying round where, in the away leg against Austrian Side
Grazer AK two goals from
Steven Gerrard secured a 2–0 victory for the club, however, in the home leg at
Anfield, Liverpool suffered a 0–1 defeat, a 54th minute goal from
Mario Tokic, brought Grazer back into the tie, but Liverpool held on to advance to the group stage. Liverpool were drawn in Group A, alongside France’s
AS Monaco, Greece’s
Olympiakos CFP and Spain’s
Deportivo, Liverpool being the only team in their group with success in the competition. In their first group game against AS Monaco
Djibril Cissé gave them the lead in the 22nd minute, before,
Milan Baroš doubled the advantage in the 84th minute. Olympiakos then shocked Liverpool by beating them 1–0 with a goal from Ierokolis Stoltidis in the 17th minute. Liverpool were then held 0–0 by Deportivo, which also dented their campaign. A
Jorge Andrade own goal in the 14th minute ensured that Liverpool got back on track with a 0–1 win at Deportivo.
Javier Saviola scored in the 55th minute to give AS Monaco a win over Liverpool, which meant Liverpool would have to beat Olympiakos by two clear goals to advance.
Rivaldo gave Olympiakos a 27th minute lead at Anfield. Liverpool now needed three goals in the next 45 minutes.
Florent Sinama-Pongolle levelled the game, then
Neil Mellor put Liverpool ahead in the 80th minute but they needed one more goal to advance, and four minutes from time, a half-volley from 25 metres by Steven Gerrard secured a 3–1 victory for Liverpool and ensured passage to the first knockout round.
Liverpool beat Germany’s
Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 both home and away in the first knockout round, with
Luis Garcia,
John Arne Riise and
Dietmar Hamann all getting on the score sheet at Anfield.
Luis Garcia (2 goals) and
Milan Baroš scored in Germany.
In the quarter finals Liverpool beat twice champions
Juventus 2–1 at Anfield, with
Sami Hyypia and
Luis Garcia scoring,
Fabio Cannavaro added a consolation. A great defensive performance in Turin followed, where they battled to a 0–0 draw, to advance 2–1 on aggregate.
In the semi final first leg, Liverpool held on to record a 0–0 draw at Stamford Bridge against
Chelsea. In the second leg at
Anfield Luis Garcia scored a 4th minute controversial goal despite
William Gallas’s best efforts to clear the ball off the line.
Knockout Stage
Match summary
First half
Only 52 seconds into the match,
Paolo Maldini scored for Milan as he volleyed
Andrea Pirlo's free kick into
Jerzy Dudek's net, following a clumsy foul by
Djimi Traoré, in the process becoming the oldest scorer in a UEFA Champions League Final, and also scoring the fastest goal.
In the 29th minute, Milan had the ball in the net for the second time, only to have
Andriy Shevchenko's effort ruled out for offside. Toward the end of the half
Alessandro Nesta's hand seemed to touch the ball in the penalty box as he slid in to tackle Luís Garcia but the referee denied the penalty appeals from the Liverpool players. Within a minute, a Milan counter-attack found Andriy Shevchenko in space on the right wing, and he crossed for
Hernán Crespo to score with a first-time finish to make it 2–0 to Milan.
A mere five minutes later, Gerrard was turned in midfield and a defense-splitting through-ball from
Kaká set Crespo clear through on goal who clipped the ball over the onrushing Dudek for Milan's third goal. At half-time the score was 3–0.
Second half
In the 54th minute, a succession of Liverpool passes reached
John Arne Riise, who had two chances to cross the ball, his second attempt found Gerrard who headed the ball into the far corner of the net. The goal gave Liverpool confidence, and Gerrard was seen urging his team-mates to make a game of it, and urging his teams supporters on.
Two minutes later Hamann slipped the ball to
Vladimír Šmicer, who was approximately 20 yards from goal and struck a low shot, past
Dida, and into the bottom corner of the goal. Milan's lead was now down to 3–2. The legality of this goal was disputed by Milan, as immediately prior to Hamann receiving the ball the linesman had been flagging for an earlier Liverpool offside. However, the referee decided against giving a free kick as Milan had - initially - come away with the ball.
Shortly, a back-heel pass from
Milan Baroš found
Steven Gerrard running through on goal where
Gennaro Gattuso brought him down in the penalty box. Liverpool were awarded a penalty which was taken by
Xabi Alonso. He struck it hard towards the bottom left corner but Dida at full stretch was able to palm the ball away, Alonso followed the ball, and was able to put the rebound past the stranded Dida, bringing Liverpool level at 3–3.
At this point the game began to settle. Both teams had further chances to score and alternated in controlling the play. At the end of normal time the scores were still level and the game went to 30 minutes of extra time.
Match details
|score = 3 – 3 (
a.e.t.)
|report=
(Report)
|team2 =
Liverpool
|goals1 =
Maldini Crespo
|goals2 =
Gerrard Smicer Alonso
|stadium =
Atatürk,
Istanbul
|attendance = 65,000
|referee =
Manuel Mejuto González }}
Andrea Pirlo Jon Dahl Tomasson Kaká Andriy Shevchenko
|penaltyscore = 2 – 3
|penalties2 =
Dietmar Hamann Djibril Cissé John Arne Riise Vladimír Šmicer }}
Match statistics
First half
|
A.C. Milan |
Liverpool |
|
3 |
0 |
|
7 |
5 |
|
5 |
1 |
|
56% |
44% |
|
2 |
1 |
|
8 |
7 |
|
5 |
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
Second half
|
A.C. Milan |
Liverpool |
|
0 |
3 |
|
9 |
9 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
55% |
459 |
|
8 |
3 |
|
8 |
16 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
0 |
2 |
|
0 |
0 |
Overall
|
A.C. Milan |
Liverpool |
|
3 |
3 |
|
16 |
14 |
|
6 |
4 |
|
55% |
45% |
|
10 |
4 |
|
16 |
23 |
|
7 |
5 |
|
0 |
2 |
|
0 |
0 |
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