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AC Milan three-three Liverpool (aet) Liverpool win 3-2 on penalties Champions League final clockwatch Liverpool beat AC Milan three-2 in a penalty shoot-out to win the Champions League after sensationally coming from three targets down at half-time. Paolo Maldini gave Milan a 1st-minute lead and Hernan Crespo’s double gave Milan a seemingly unassailable lead. Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool hope and Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso levelled in a seven-minute spell. Jerzy Dudek then saved from Andrea Pirlo and Andriy Shevchenko in the shoot-out to clinch a spectacular victory. It capped an wonderful turnaround, with Liverpool searching out of contention after they had been fully outclassed in the first-50 percent. Liverpool’s advance to the final was a main shock as they invaded the established buy of Europe’s footballing elite – around-turning the odds against Juventus and Chelsea to achieve Istanbul. And in a present of character that broke Italian hearts they claimed the trophy for the fifth time – a feat that guarantees the trophy will now keep at Anfield permanently. Milan captain Paolo Maldini tears off his losers’ medal Liverpool’s enthusiasts have been decided to savour the occasion, with properly in excess of their official 20000 ticket allocation within the Ataturk Stadium at kick-off. Supervisor Rafael Benitez manufactured a bold staff variety when he excluded Dietmar Hamann and Igor Biscan – so productive in the European campaign – on the sidelines in favour of Harry Kewell. It was a choice that back again-fired in the …
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