The imposing Atatürk Olympic Stadium was not the most conventional setting for a miracle. Commissioned in aid of Turkey's ultimately unsuccessful bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, the venue had long seemed destined never to fulfill its potential. But on a scorching Istanbul night on May 25, 2005, the ground played host to one of the most memorable matches the sport has seen as Liverpool mounted an inconceivable comeback in the UEFA Champions League final against AC Milan.
Before a ball was even kicked at the Atatürk, it was a contest Liverpool had no right to win.