'I Photographed One of Liverpool FC's Most Iconic Moments and It Was a Complete Scouse Takeover' - Liverpool Echo

'I photographed one of Liverpool FC's most iconic moments and it was a complete Scouse takeover' - Liverpool Echo

Colin Lane was among the thousands to witness the 'miracle of Istanbul'

Rafael Benitez led Liverpool FC to the Champions League victory in 2005. His team had already been back with 0-3 against the AC Milan. The wonder coach about the most dramatic final of all time, football as a game of chance and the size of FC Bayern.

‘Shevchenko was frustrated that I'd saved his header, so hit the rebound as hard as he could. If he’d chipped it or just placed it, I’d have had no chance’: Jerzy Dudek on how Liverpool were almost denied the Miracle of Istanbul

The Polish goalkeeper was the penalty shootout hero in the 2005 Champions League final

The 2005 Champions League Final, held on 25 May at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, is remembered as one of the greatest feats in European football history. That match between Liverpool and AC Milan not only crowned a champion: it became an epic, an emotional roller coaster that redefined what was possible within a playing field. An end that began as a nightmare for the English and ended in absolute redemption, immortalizing itself as th…

70 rare archive photos from Liverpool's 2005 miracle in Istanbul - Liverpool FC

Relive the drama, passion and joy of Liverpool’s sensational 2005 Champions League victory in Istanbul with our gallery of archive images.

25 May 2005: Liverpool is back in the Champions League final against the AC Milan with 0:3. But the "Reds" come within six minutes to the balance, finally win in the Penalty shooting and put an entire city in a state of emergency. At the top of Europe: Liverpool-Captain Steven Gerrard takes the Henkelpott. Picture: AP PA25. May 2005: Liverpool is back in the Champions League final against the AC Milan for the break with 0:3. But the "Reds" come …