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da 888: Liverpool are famous for their European nights, but none more so than this. 3-0 down and outclassed by half-time, a comeback just didn’t seem possible. With Steven Gerrard doing another ‘Roy of the Rovers’ impersonation, Liverpool put on a master class in the second half and ultimately took the game to penalties, where after the second half, there was only going to be one winner.
Jerzy Dudek worked miracles in goal to deny Andriy Shevchenko late on and it was almost destiny that the Polish shot-stopper saved the final spot kick to add a fifth European trophy to Liverpool’s cabinet.
If being crowned European champions wasn’t special enough for Rafael Benitez in his first season as manager, the manner in which the Anfield club achieved this success is stuff of fairy tales. Liverpool progressed through the third qualifying round despite losing 0-1 at home and then squeezed through the group stages, thanks to another memorable Steven Gerrard goal against Olympiakos.
After quite emphatically disposing of Bayer Leverkusen in the second round, the Kop witnessed more of those special evenings at Anfield. They beat Juventus and Chelsea at home in the quarter finals and semis respectively, on route to Istanbul.
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