Perhaps it is written: after being eliminated by Inter, his city rivals (1-0 in the second leg, 0-2 for the blacks in the first leg), Milan will not return to Istanbulwhere on May 25, 2005 he became the victim of a historic comeback of Rafa Benitez’s Liverpool. If he Milan He wants to get rid of that bad memory by winning his eighth Champions League this June 10, 2023, it is no longer possible.
This is part of football history: 18 years ago, at the Ataturk stadium in Istanbul, the Milan, directed by Carlo Ancelotti, won 3-0 in Liverpool at half-time in the Champions League final with a goal from Paolo Maldini and double of Hernan Crespo. It was even said that some Milan players celebrated the victory early in the changing rooms.
The truth is that in the second part the Liverpoolthe old ‘red’ spirit, is reborn and the score is leveled. Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso. 3-3 and the sa Rafael Benitez they won on penalties with the goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek of the hero, stopping the launch of Andrea Pirlo and Andrei Shevchenko. The Polish goalkeeper was providential by stopping at the end of extra time twice the shots of Shevchenko.
Gerrard raised those Champions. In 2006-07, however, the Milan he took revenge and defeated the Liverpool in the final held at the Olympic Games in Athens on May 23, 2007 by 2-1. both have Ancelotti and Benitez in their showcases. The seventh Champions League and so far the last won by the historic red and black team. He Milan He won it the most after 2:00 pm real Madrid. He Liverpool He has 6 of his showcases, the last one in 2018-19.
Source: La Verdad
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