The Miracle of Istanbul

OTD E0206 — 25 May 2005: Liverpool trailed AC Milan 3–0 at half-time in the Champions League final. Then Steven Gerrard, Vladimír Šmicer and Xabi Alonso scored in six second-half minutes, Jerzy Dudek made the save of his life from Shevchenko, and Liverpool won on penalties. This episode traces Liverpool’s lost decade, Benítez’s arrival, the Olympiacos turning point, Milan’s Berlusconi-era machine, Maldini and Crespo, Hamann’s half-time impact, Dudek’s Grobbelaar-inspired shootout, and why Liverpool got to keep the trophy.Ideas: [email protected]