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What was the Miracle of Istanbul? Liverpool's 2005 Champions League final comeback explained

The Reds completed "the greatest comeback in sport anywhere in the world" to defy the odds and win the European Cup against AC Milan

The Champions League final of 2005 will forever be remembered as one of the all-time great games in the history of football, but especially in Liverpool as the Reds managed to win their fifth European Cup in the unlikeliest of circumstances.

AC Milan travelled to the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul as strong favourites to win the trophy against an outfit that had finished fifth in the Premier League.