Liverpool - 5 things that come to mind

#1 Istanbul

The Miracle of Istanbul will be talked about for years and years

You think of Liverpool, You think of Istanbul. As simple as that.

Liverpool’s triumph over AC Milan in the 2005 CL final has since inspired countless documentaries and articles. Going down 3-0 at HT, the Liverpool players were greeted on to the pitch for the second half by an uplifting rendition of YNWA from the Liverpool fans. Not that many of them were particularly hopeful. After all, the AC Milan side of 2004/05 featured Dida, Cafu, Jaap Stam, Nesta, Maldini, Pirlo, Gattuso, Seedorf, Kaka, Shevchenko, and Crespo. Yep, that’s the complete 11. Read it again and let it sink in.

There was just one problem. One guy in a Liverpool shirt disagreed with this hierarchy. First, he scored what then felt like an innocuous header, a consolation goal to conjure traces of pride for Liverpool fans to take home. The team responded to his rallying cry, and Vladimir Smicer got the better of Dida to hand Liverpool the second goal. Minutes later, Gerrard made a run into the Milan penalty box and was brought down by Gattuso. Penalty to Liverpool, aaaand 3-3.

Years will pass by, and new stories will keep getting added in the Champions League hall of fame. Yet decades and decades later, people will still be talking about the story of a club whose players united with thousands of fans to craft a miracle – The Miracle of Istanbul.