THE UNBELIEVABLE NIGHT AT ISTANIBUL - LIVERPOOL VS AC MILAN (2005 UCL FINAL)

Football is not just a game, It's an honor, its a pride, and more importantly, It's a life. There are some moments and memories in football that can never be forgotten. In this article, I'm going to write about the one of the best comeback in the football history, the match made it clear that the game of football is simply unpredictable! The showpiece event was contested betwen Liverpool of England and AC Milan of Italy on 25th May 2005 in Istanibul.

Everyone was expecting a thrilling match between the both sides, but in the beginning, the start of the match was not as like everyone was expecting it to be. AC Milan scored three goals in the first half of the match and the day was turning out to be a nightmare for Liverpool fans. Two goals from Crespo and one by Maldini gives Milan the 3-0 lead at the end of 1st half.

Everyone gave up in the 1st half that it will be all over for liverpool, but the fans in the stadium were soo much excited and they just give the players Goose bumps before the start of the second half, they got the believe, they got the passion and they were absolutely confident that they can still do it.

\Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored in the 53rd minute and give the rise to a believe that they can still do it, 53 minutes gone, it's 3-1. It was followed by another goal by Smicer in the 56th minute, and that goal completely boosted the morale of the players that the comeback is on!

And finally in the 60th minute, the moment finally happened that was expected. Liverpool equalized from 3-0 down till the 50th minute to 3-3 in the 60th minute, thanks to the goal by Xabi Alonso. AC Milan players and fans were completely devastated, no one was expecting how liverpool was able to make such an unbelievable comeback. But in the end, the game went on penalties as both sides weren't able to score the winner till the 120th minute of football

The game went on penalties, and believe me or not, Liverpool won the game on penalties (3-2) ! What a great comeback that was. It was simply unbelievable night, Liverpool became the champions of Europe in 2005 with an astonishing comeback after 3-0 down to 3-3 and then winning the tie on penalties. It was the best ever UCL final for me, Unforgetabble and beyond words! Now you can say that game of football is totally unpredictable!

ARTICLE BY :- Zayn Ali Khan