Liverpool's 'Miracle of Istanbul': 25 years on

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On May 25, 2005, Liverpool came from 3-0 down to win the Champions League in a fairy-tale final against Milan.

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00:00That night I was thinking about not watching the second half.

00:04To be honest.

00:05To be able to come from 3-0 down to go to 3-0

00:08and winning penalties was something that I'll never forget.

00:17After 3-0 and with all the things that were said before the game,

00:21Milan probably the favourite and stuff like this,

00:24it looked like the game was decided

00:26and it became then one of the biggest football sensations ever.

00:29I was actually on the treatment table.

00:31I had a big bag of ice on my groin

00:33and I remember hearing a roar.

00:35And I was like, okay.

00:36And then I remember the doc coming and he goes,

00:38oh, look, we just scored.

00:39I said, oh, okay.

00:40And I was sitting next to Steve Finnan as well.

00:42And then next minute we heard another roar

00:44and we're like, what's going on now?

00:46Obviously, you know, there must be 4-1 or something.

00:48And he's come, the doc's come back in again and said,

00:50oh, we just scored again.

00:52And we're going, what?

00:53Oh my God, fantastic.

00:55And next minute we hear another roar.

00:57We're like, no way.

00:58And then he's come running.

00:59He goes, we've only got a penalty.

01:00And right at that moment there,

01:01I think me and Steve Finnan just ripped all our ice bags off

01:04and we actually hobbled out there

01:06and we actually just saw Alonso put the rebound in for the goal.

01:10I kind of knew there was something special about this game

01:13when Shevchenko volleyed the ball from three yards out

01:18and Jersey Dudek saved it.

01:20When you saw that, you just think of, hang on a minute.

01:22This could be something now.

01:24To be able to see my team do something, you know, a miracle

01:28in the world of football was nice to be a part of.

01:31For all of us, it was a privilege to be part of that moment.

01:35Not only because we are Liverpool supporters

01:37but because we play in that game.

01:39It's because if you like football,

01:41that was probably one of the best matches in the history of football.

01:44I can tell you that I have at home a lot of pitchers with the fans,

01:48750,000 fans around there.

01:50The coach was massive.

01:52People in the lamps, people in the roofs, in the bridges everywhere.

01:55I was really happy that I didn't switch the telly off

01:58and watch the whole game.

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