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| GARCIA FIRES LIVERPOOL INTO FINAL Luis Garcia fired Liverpool past Chelsea and into the European Cup final for the first time in 20 years. They led inside four minutes when Milan Baros beat Petr Cech to the ball and Luis Garcia tapped in, despite Chelsea claiming it did not cross the line. [report] |
| RESILIENT REDS TAKE FINAL SPOT Liverpool are one match away from being crowned champions of Europe for a fifth time after conquering Chelsea 1-0 on a magical Anfield night.[report] |
| AC MILAN INTO FINAL ON AWAY GOALS Massimo Ambrosini's late goal broke PSV Eindhoven's hearts as AC Milan reached the Champions League final where they will meet Liverpool in Istanbul. A superb Ji-Sung Park goal - the South Korean lashed the ball home on nine minutes - gave PSV the perfect start.[report] |
| MILAN SCRAPE THROUGH TO FINAL Milan successfully negotiated their passage to the UEFA Champions League final despite being comprehensively beaten 3-1 on the night by PSV Eindhoven. Massimo Ambrosini stole the tie for the Italian giants in the final minute with an away goal. [report] |
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| Uefa Champions League Final 2005 Ticket Allocation Liverpool: 20,000 AC Milan: 20,000 Uefa website: 7,500 Turkish FA: 7,500 Uefa football family: 14,500 TOTAL: 69,500 |
| Ataturk Stadium Istanbul Wednesday May 25th 2005 |
| LIVERPOOL TO WEAR RED IN ISTANBUL Liverpool will wear their traditional red home kit for the Champions League final against AC Milan on 25 May. Milan were due to wear their usual red and black stripes after being drawn as the 'home' team. [report] |
| CRESPO SETS FINAL GOAL Milan striker Hernan Crespo admits he is already dreaming of scoring in the UEFA Champions League Final against Liverpool. The prolific Argentine has enjoyed a decent campaign since joining the Milanese giants on-loan from Chelsea and now has Liverpool in his sights. [report] |
| KAKA DETERMINED TO MAKE MARK IN FINAL Kaka is determined to win the Champions League final against Liverpool not just to write himself into AC Milan's history books but also to stop his team-mates talking about Milan's success against Juventus in the 2003 final. [report] |
| RiiSE ISSUES RALLYING CALL John Arne Riise has issued a rallying call to his team-mates ahead of next Wednesday's UEFA Champions League final. Liverpool travel to Istanbul to face Italian giants Milan as underdogs in a competition they will not be reappearing in next season, regardless of the result. [report] |
| UEFA Champions League Final 2005 News |
| MALDINI EXPECTS MILAN WIN Paolo Maldini has told skysports.com that he believes Milan's experience will be too much for Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League final. Milan play Liverpool in Istanbul on Wednesday for the right to be crowned European champions [report] |
| LIVERPOOL HEAD FOR ISTANBUL FINAL Liverpool's players have departed for Istanbul, where they face AC Milan in Wednesday's Champions League final. The Reds took off from John Lennon Airport with a full-strength squad. Favourites AC Milan have won the tournament six times - most recently in 2003 - while the Reds are in the final for the first time in 20 years. [report] |
| LIVERPOOL MUST BUILD BASE FOR VICTORY Liverpool's hopes of winning the Champions League final against AC Milan rest largely on how they keep their defensive line - get it right and they win, get it wrong and they lose. It is as easy - or as difficult - as that. [report] |
| MALDINI EAGER FOR MORE SUCCESS Paolo Maldini may have won four European Cup titles in a glittering career but that has not quelled his burning desire to claim a fifth at the expense of Liverpool. [report] |
| Welcome To The Olympic Stadium May 25th 2005 |
| AC Milan 3 - 3 Liverpool |
| AC Milan Team: Dida Cafu,Maldini,Stam,Nesta Gattuso(112),Seedorf(85),Pirlo,Kaka, Shevchenko,Crespo(85) Subs:Abbiati,Kaladze,Costacurta,Costa(112) Tomasson(85),Dhorasoo,Serginho(85) |
| Liverpool Team: Dudek Finnan(46),Traore,Hyypia,Carragher Riise,Gerrard,Luis Garcia,Alonso Kewell(23),Baros(84) Subs:Carson,Cisse(84),Smicer(23),Hamann(46) Josemi,Nunez,Biscan |
| Maldini 1 Crespo 39, 44 |
| Gerrard 54, Smicer 56, Alonso 59 |
| 1: Serginho - Miss 2: Pirlo - Miss 3: Thomasson - Scores 4: Kaka - Scores 5: Shevchenko - Miss |
| 1: Hamann - Scores 2: Cisse - Scores 3: Riise - Miss 4: Smicer - Scores |
| AC Milan v Liverpool will now be decided on Penalty Kicks - FT // ET 3 - 3 |
| Uefa Champions League Winners 2005 - Liverpool |
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| REDS IN RAPTURE AFTER DRAMATIC FINAL Liverpool won an astonishing Champions League final after the greatest comeback in the history of European club football.Liverpool were 3-0 down against AC Milan at half-time but fought back to make it 3-3 and force extra-time - and won the trophy on penalties. [report] |
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| RAFA LOST FOR WORDS Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez was full of praise for his side after they sealed European glory. Benitez masterminded Liverpool to a fifth European crown as they took the UEFA Champions League on penalties against Milan [report] |
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| FANS TO SALUTE LIVERPOOL VICTORY A quarter of a million Liverpool fans are expected to line the city's streets to celebrate the Reds' historic victory in the final of the Champions League. The team's plane is set to touch down at John Lennon Airport at 1615 BST and after a news conference they will go on a two-hour open-top bus tour from 1830. [report] |
| Referee Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez (Spain) Attendance 65,000 |
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