Dudek, Shevchenko and Ancelotti on Istanbul miracle

[@nucleargibbon]

I will never - even to my dying day - be able to work out how Jerzy kept out Shevchenko's rebound in extra time. Amazing.

[@InnocentRain562]

nucleargibbon god had a hand (two hands) in that save

[@maglorcalaelen1]

instinct.. we just cant explain or understand it that how his hands didn't let that ball go into net

[@theperfectionist]

Some things are not meant to be explained.

[@myokable]

i saw that at 0.25 speed ....still not able to digest what lead to the rebound

[@TwiSteDx0x]

Best save I've ever seen and it went off his hand like it hit a wall

[@richardjudethompson6364]

I remember watching that double save and dropping my beer. Still can't explain it.

[@johnnyhammer]

Probably the condensation.

[@dariogutierrez6716]

@@johnnyhammer hahhhaha legendary answer. Must not go unnoticed.

[@FuriousPitBull]

In da pub or home?

[@alexdevine760]

that and djimi saving off the line even as 15 yr old kid me and all the fambo were starting to know its written in the stars this one

[@plastikaaa]

When you have full concentration, full confidence and if you have the courage to watch the reaction of the player just before he shoot... then everything is possible 😉

[@accountuser5588]

Dudek's save was inexplicable

[@86Sandrone]

Die hard AC Milan fan here, to this day, I still cannot believe what happened that night but I have come to accept it; it was also made possible because Liverpool is such a great team with a history that it makes it easier to accept; had it been like a disgraceful team like Chelsea or Juventus, I would have probably committed suicide (kidding). Also 2007 made it easier although that year, I must admit, Liverpool deserved the cup more; funny how football is, Milan deserved 2005 more and got 2007

[@leec6424]

Yes they way the ball went up off his hand at a right angle. CRAZY

[@d-documentarios2058]

It's unbelievable

[@ZjednoczonyWroclaw]

DUDEK DANCE

[@OSCARFROG]

Greatest Match of all time

[@KodziroHyuga]

+zoon nope.........it was today - liverpool against dortmund

[@OSCARFROG]

KodziroHyuga Haha yea that was a fantastic game.

[@edoodv7928]

Revenge

[@smile0153]

Agreed. I genuinely don't think there was a single match better than istanbul

[@smile0153]

@@justsomevids4541 can't go wrong with that 😂

[@DSMDomo]

Best CL match ive ever seen, Plus Dudeks double save I can never forget.

[@leandroantelo7154]

The best one i saw was the ajax vs tottenham 2019

[@Milan397]

Legendary Dudek Legend AC Milan teams eh still pain after 11 years

[@shafiabutt1678]

Milan397 one of the best teams man for man to have ever lost a champions league final vs one of the worst teams to have won it. Still one of happiest days of my life.

[@gorniklecznaman3414]

But 2 years later was revenge bro 😉 With fantastick KAKA!

[@foreverhuman7964]

@@gorniklecznaman3414 maldini still says the pain is there.he can't forget that night.

[@CardinaleVattene00]

But no regrets because 2 years later we got our revenge 2 with inzaghi 😎

[@asterixasterix9987]

@@gorniklecznaman3414 Ty lepiej na Chełmianke przyjedz,cza jakaś Perła Chmieowa łyknąć :)

[@mightyboognish6579]

Dudek will always be one of my favourite players for this game

[@adriano9935]

In those days in Poland, when someone stood at the goal, they said "I'm Dudek". not Buffon, Barthez or Casillas. Idol.

[@ohmydaz3]

I’m reading The Anthropocene Reviewed and after seeing this, I completely understand why John dedicated an essay to this match!

[@maymkn]

John also brought me here😅

[@clouds-and-stuff]

same!!

[@izzikagalagonya]

Same 😂😂

[@preetooasstt]

literally!

[@daniellelecourt5901]

Same!

[@hamzamir15]

I was in that stadium I said Liverpool will score two goals to make us happy in the second half a old man supporting Liverpool said don't dream we already lost to ac Milan and then we won the champions league final . the day I will never forget wow

[@gustavorocha131]

This is match is amazing

[@anandapadmanabhan8546]

Whoa you got to see the best match in the history of football

[@pertrygvestevikjohnsen7146]

I still can't believe I didn't see the match live. I was working. Damn! Jerzy Dudek - YNWA

[@WeSpeakFootball]

When football TITANS were ruling Europe , Miss Milan & Liverpool in Champions League

[@misterkenny2093]

we'll be back soon bro. i promise. YNWA 96

[@gabgabgab39]

Those teams weren't as good as current Barca, Madrid or Bayern.

[@F4aXxZ]

AC Milan wasn't the single best team of these era noooooooo...

[@gabgabgab39]

Teofil Spiridon Why, because I think that a Milan team that very rarely won the serie A title wasn't that great?

[@forthenightisdarkandfullof536]

csula no,because you have no respect towards football history.Barca, Real Madrid and Bayern won't stand a chance agains those "weak" teams ;)

[@miguelrodriguez-pe1ss]

2005- minute 54...gerrard minute 56...Smicer 2019-minute 54...Wjinaldum minute 56...Wijnaldum Football always has its unexplainable wonders ⚽️ ❤️

[@Killua4100]

When i looked at the minutes i knew that it was destiny.

[@dantheman5745]

2nd goal scored by a player who came on substituting for an injured player. (Kewell --> Smicer; Robertson --> Wijnaldum)

[@dantheman5745]

And both Smicer and Wijnaldum put the ball in the net AGAIN later in the match.

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

Wjinaldum's header was identical to Gerrard's.

[@A_Reznikova135]

Forza Milan✌🏻💪🏻

[@siddharthshailendra2142]

this match is the best champions league match i ve ever watched....both the team were beast at that time

[@KeeperCharlie]

Dudek's save was combination of half lightning fast reaction and large amount of luck. Amazing save.

[@hehenoelo4858]

Shevchenko basicly shot directly in him xD

[@patrickroloff2731]

That body language by Steve G after his goal! That's how you make your teammates even sharper. I'm German and loved what happened in the WC final '14. But the most exciting match I've ever watched is for sure that one here. Magic

[@razer0072073]

Greatest final of all time.

[@thewhizkid3937]

The Champions League 2006 between Barcelona and Arsenal was great to watch as well.

[@ONLYOUSSEMA]

@@thewhizkid3937 no

[@machoman7896]

1999

[@brianj7478]

2022 World Cup final

[@razer0072073]

@Brian J Na nothing will top Istanbul 3 down against that Milan side was literally mission impossible

[@thewatcherspain7769]

Milan was a legendary team. Maldini, Cafu, Pirlo, Seedorf, Shevchenko, Kaka... It was really amazing

[@memphis711]

And Crespo

[@mahmoud6843]

Its sad to see this once great team the way they are now

[@skate5529]

i Pan Jerzy Dudek,pajacu

[@rolstood177]

@@skate5529 tyle że on mówi o Milanie

[@billygd100]

truly a great team from end to end - plus more on the bench

[@tottirei1]

Dida Cafu , Stam , Nesta , Maldini Pirlo , Gattuso (Rui Costa 112) , Seedorf (Serginho 86) , Kaka, Shevchenko , Crespo (Tomasson 85). How crazy squad was that.I believe it was the best ever.

[@fvids9440]

Tale Sheva what Cafu??!?! Cafu plays today in Legia Warsaw.... WTF?!

[@timmytime3448]

Best team ever, up there with Barcelona '12 and Real Madrid '16... Maybe Liverpool '19 ;)

[@timmytime3448]

@@fvids9440 it's not the same cafü... Cafü was captain for Brazil when they lost to France in the '98 world cup final... With Roberto Carlos on the other side they were the best wing backs around at the time...

[@timmytime3448]

Bare in mind this was Kaka at his best, Pirlo when he had legs, Shevchenko at his best, Gattuso at his scariest, Crespo at his most fluent, Nesta at his best, Maldini and Seedorf at their peaks... Team full of leaders and legends and best around in each position... No team from any other era can honestly say they have a good chance to win, but Liverpool, with arguably a team of average players (+ Gerrard + Alonso + Hyypia) left them desperately chasing a goal for the last 60 of the champions league that season... It's the miracle of Istanbul globally, not just to Liverpool fans

[@antioeln]

Timmy Time Bayern 2013..

[@shookthekop]

Gerrard was untouchable that night. A real leader of men

[@tomhiggins6542]

To be fair Dudek was the star of the show here. The double save was fantastic, as was his save from the free kick and his shoot out performance.

[@KaustubhMisraV_for_theJoker]

ShookTheKop Also Carragher. Gave his best performance in Tue red shirt.

[@JonathanReite]

Hes pretty good when he doesnt slip

[@joeyacmilan]

Why didn't he take the penalty....

[@ericmuruci2751]

JoeMilano9 he was the next one, usually the most important

[@dannydiaz4295]

Bring back these guys even though they're old and retired and they'll still play better than today's Milan.

[@perrynnlynch9373]

Well done J Dudek and Liverpool, Unforgettable.

[@arturwedrychowicz4536]

Jurek Dudek dziękuję za piękne chwile 🇵🇱👏

[@lamboxian4339]

"The European Cup is returning to England and to Anfield. Liverpool are Champions of Europe again!!" I will never forget this statement. Whenever i hear this, it gives me goosebumps.

[@rickbehani5654]

+Lam Bo Xian well, hang on to that memory cuz it aint coming to you anytime soon

[@lamboxian4339]

welp, i can wait... at least we DID win something....

[@slothfromthegoonies8201]

+Rick Behani That's what they said in 2005. Miracles are possible, especially when you're Liverpool FC!

[@abhanshdeep1]

Its happening again this year in Kiev!!

[@yourlocalpostboy5991]

@@rickbehani5654 Congratulations fella, Liverpool is again in the Champions League final. Have a good one

[@kubson6196]

2:24 Is the best save in footbal history.

[@Murzynek306]

I to jeszcze Polak rodak

[@andreafroner5927]

I'm an Italian Milan's supporter and I still remember how I felt after that save. In that moment I knew that we lost the Final.

[@frankfurt7645]

Martinez's save tops this easily tbh

[@apa21]

​@@frankfurt7645Wrong.

[@jackrippe_r]

​@@frankfurt7645Martinez is weak as fak he can clean Dudek shoes

[@ShkodnickMusic]

Best match ever! Thanks Dudek!

[@glennchua.hianbeng2440]

Definitely one of the BEST EVER come back from LIVERPOOL in Istanbul 2005! Watching live happily in tear!

[@rayahzoulou592]

August 2019..still watching this historical match.. i still remember that day.. i missed the 1st half..fell asleep..wen i woke up n switched on the TV i saw the score 3 - 0 LFC down..i so wanted to go back to bed.. but something, my faith in LFC pulled me n i watched it..i didn't regret..it's 1 of the best comeback i ever watched.. and lately against Barcelona..what a team.. proud to be a LFC fan..love from Mauritius 🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺

[@nanwboy]

That dudek save without a doubt is the best save in history, bearing in mind the context of the save

[@InputCity]

LFC what a club, Gerrard what a goal and what a Captain, Smicer what a redemption on your last game and Dudek.......what can be said about Dudek except this was destined to be your moment, your hour, your legacy. Thank you. Thank you everyone associated with LFC this was an epic night that will resound through the ages. We had no right to win that match after the first 45 minutes. But that reaction from the fans and the team is exactly what makes LFC one of the greatest clubs in the world.

[@johnquinn6446]

For me. Best final ever best game ever best comeback ever spurs fan respect

[@zackdeew9757]

Dudek is Liverpool legend!!

[@adriano9935]

Dudek is my first idol. Thanks to him, many people in Poland started supporting LFC. It's a pity that Benitez didn't trust him. I am sure that after the UCL final, Jerzy would not make so many mistakes and would even be a mainstay of the Reds' defense. 💔😕

[@arminhanific7448]

After the 3:3 Jumping over the table Slide to the telly And kiss the telly with tears in the eyes WHAT A NIGHT LPool never goes the easy way 😀😀

[@sumomilk681]

The game that made me a liverpool fan. Will never forget it.

[@zafermakedon8589]

I was just 7 years old but i'll never forget. I was watching match with my father. Before Liverpool's first goal, Tv streaming broke off cause of rain. When we over came that problem, Liverpool scored 3rd goal. Both Liverpool and Milan were legendary teams.

[@fortnajt]

i remember watching it with my brother my father and my uncle, i was 13 and my little brother who was an AC Milan fan (he still is) was 11, I remember that I wasn't a big football fan only rarely watched it but my brother was watching AC Milan every week he was excited all day about the game. And just to make it more interesting with my brother I rooted for Liverpool that day even though I had never seen them play before. Italian football was more popular at that time in my country Macedonia everyone at school was fan of an Italian Club. I remember after the penalty shootout when Shevchenko missed the penalty, my little brother started crying and he couldn't stop, so my father took him out for an ice cream so that he would calm down lol. Over the years I started to watch Liverpool more and became a fan at some point.

[@adriano9935]

LFC comeback and Dudek 🕺 - LEGENDARY. Best UCL final wver.

[@robbiesize]

Was a crazy game. I was living in Liverpool, Aiigburth, spam valley. Anyway.. Went out for a ciggie during the shoot off and the city was silent. Totally, with the exception of a taxi powering to a TV.. It was the second half comeback. Milan destroyed Liverpool in the first half..Dudek and Gerard marking serghinio.

[@petergreen2552]

14 years on am I'm still scratching my head over this. The literal game of two halves. Dudek made several big stops,the one from Shevchenko at the very end of extra time a complete mystery. Glad he did it of course. Then that shocker penalty that brought the cup home to Merseyside. Along with the recent ECL semi against Barcelona at Anfield and the Brazil Germany world cup semi in 2014,a match I'll never forget or get my head round. Love it.

[@olwenpuralena4576]

Anyone here from the Antropocene Reviewed?! Only John Green could tell a story so well that I looked up a match for a sport I don't care about where two teams I don't root for are playing and yet he has gotten me so pumped up I end up nearly in tears by the end of the clip!

[@clairemckinley691]

I feel the exact same! I was listening to the episode while baking today and had to stop multiple times because i was just on the verge of sobbing. I don't care about soccer, or any sport for that matter, but theres just something so beautifully human in people caring about something so much that gets right into my heart

[@olwenpuralena4576]

Claire I totally agree! ❤️ That vulnerability and deep caring is irresistible!

[@ganedenolayadamot3527]

10 yrs ago 10 years but i remeber everything from this match :)

[@ShkodnickMusic]

+Hejter Hejter mam tak samo, ciężko uwierzyć kiedy to tak zleciało :D

[@footballchronicles6783]

It's a shame to know that your team lost out on the greatest match of all time :(

[@adrianirimescu988]

I CAN watch this game over and over again. Back then as a Milan fan I was dumbfounded and heartbroken but looking back at its epicness this was a landmark in football history, a battle of titans and heroes. Can't wait to bore my kids with it:))

[@ericmuruci2751]

Football Chronicles as a Liverpool fan, i hope we can play again in the european final. YNWA Milan

[@khongvanson2175]

Milan champion 2007,

[@najib9093]

Eric Muruci Only final AC Milan will play in again is gonna be a pre season final. Very sad.

[@edoardosimonini1802]

@@najib9093 nah bro , next year Milan Liverpool 3-0 i promise u

[@declanbayo9681]

Happy birthday to the man who made it 5 times Dudek🔴🔴🔴🔴

[@100Dob]

"You'll never walk alone", that magical night, those words came true!

[@jonesy2565]

This STILL gives me goosebumps!!

[@nickys9102]

The best moment in the history of football. I miss those days.

[@PRAKERO]

Im watch this match live on tv in Poland and pray for Jerzy Dudek 🔥🇵🇱

[@thefootball2848]

Jerzy Dudek czyli wielki bramkarz i legenda Liverpoolu

[@cmclbloody]

The best match I have ever seen

[@LATIGRE]

This match was like a tragic movie but it end well for Liverpool. I remember this night.Special night 😮🏆 One of most incredible Champions League Finals ever. + Symbolic Dudek Dance 🕺🧤 😄

[@afiatanang2970]

I saw this match when I was 12. I thought only my father's anger which can make me cry. I can vividly remember that was the very first time I cried, cry of happiness of course, simply because of great football showed by two sides.

[@antwango]

That same DNA runs through the current Liverpool side! The never say die, the passion, the belief, the patience that Dudek speaks about....

[@misterdoctor8389]

It's at the heart of the club really! This, the 2006 FA Cup final, 5-4 Norwich City in the EPL, 4-3 Borussia Dortmund in the EL, 3-1 Olympiacos in the UCL in 2004, 4-3 against Barcelona, all of the comebacks in recent weeks, just fantastic!

[@dudunksaputra151]

Luis Garcia and Milan Baros combo IS SO GOOD at that time and what a save by Dudek

[@Eazoon]

Anyone here after the Anthropacene Reviewed?

[@radendaffaearlyansyah9753]

World is full of surprises

[@advenco344]

What are you talking about?

[@radendaffaearlyansyah9753]

@Johan Ralle there's a podcast hosted by John Green called "The Anthropocene Reviewed", in one of his eps, he tell a story of Dudek. Highly recommend podcast, good story telling.

[@adityawakchoure9043]

Lmao yeah

[@bruhman5829]

first thing I googled after listening

[@billygd100]

I was there with my wife ... in line with the penalty spot where alonso scored from in the media box area....never forget that night

[@peacelove285]

2020 now, Sheva is still legend!!

[@sabahrhinos7199]

The match that I will never forget for the rest of my life..come back against 5⭐ team?? And win the battle?? WTF..YNWA in my heart..salute

[@soph996]

Legit only came here because of John Green

[@christopherwebster9807]

Me too. Just read that chapter.

[@EmeyD34]

I still can feel my tear until this day.

[@max392]

history... at its best

[@dendyranggapahlevy6470]

It was the first match i watch the champions league final, very good game and presure

[@andrejnacheski7569]

15 years later, this still hurts..

[@castro_458]

Over that time I already started to loose an interest to the football as a sport. I was like 18 and I was not feeling that PASSION as when I was a kid. And I was not going to watch this game, honestly. But for some reason I stayed at home and watched it with my father. After it finished, I absolutely knew it was THE MATCH! and it would stay it the common football memory forever!!!

[@ryadboukhari4801]

I hope that this two legendary clubs comeback in the CL

[@adigaty6724]

Ryad BOUKHARI ur wish has been granted...well half of it at least

[@sawcleavertransformationat4728]

Adi Gaty six

[@plasticage2085]

let's talk about six baby

[@ssssssss1643]

On the year u commented we reached final and exactly the next year we lifted our 6th UCL...!! Crazy!!!!

[@dheerajsakaray9508]

It's Milan's turn to make a comeback now.

[@stevecostello4278]

The most stressful 3 hours I ever had in a pub. But when Dudek saved the peno I screamed like a girl and hugged complete strangers. What a match

[@mikeclimba367]

I remember I watched it with my dad. When Dudek did that legendary double save we exploded, started to cheer Dudek, as we are Polish. Then my mom stormed my room and yelled: Shut the f...k up! I'm trying to sleep. :) Poor mom. Didn't notice history of football was made that day and few minutes later when Jerzy did his dance.

[@CWaffles7]

Best and most exciting final i ever saw!

[@wiktorbaszczyk7155]

Dudek master

[@paulmaher7683]

That AC team was so stacked in every way, still staggers me to this day. How Liverpool do this is amazing, also Barca at Anfield was pretty good too

[@dzuni70]

Dudek is the best polish goalkeeper ever!!!! POLSKAAA!!!!!!

[@autemniaequinoctius2030]

Ne zginela

[@sprawdzamprzepisyonline1010]

@@justsomevids4541 szczesny,fabiański,boruc????

[@sebrus33]

@@justsomevids4541 "only produces trash keepers"- example... like Lewandowski XD...poor idiot

[@m4sterrr553]

Terb - David Wood reuploads wtf this might be one of the most idiotic comments i have ever seen. Poland might not be filled with superstars but at least we are known to have some decent keepers.. Dudek, Boruc, Fabianski, Szczesny

[@luckyluke4435]

bzdury

[@carloseduardofonseca2051]

Historic match . I from of brazil pray for liverpool . Congratulations liverpool

[@brilliantreckoner736]

The way Liverpool won this Cup was incredible😄😄😄 I cried that night

[@luismiguelmurcia937]

undoubtedly, the greatest match ever played. What a night!

[@morcu772]

Dudek is a unforgetable goal keeper and i personally say he is the best who ever lived, saving the most critical in his path

[@mariadassanthony3263]

Sadly benitez decided to replace him with riena

[@fredlee2655]

Luckily I watched the whole match in TV LIVE. After first half, I was depressed but at the same time I imagined where there would be miracle to reverse in second half. Finally powerful reverse did happen. It's Great and Perfect.

[@Doc92IDH]

If Shevchenko scuffs his shot at 2:27, it goes in. If he skies it, it goes in. If he hits it into the ground, it goes in. Hell, if he trips over his own shoelaces, it more than likely bounces off him and in. I can't think of any other instance in history where someone can hit the ball cleanly on the half volley from 3 yards out, and it give the goalkeeper a chance to save it.

[@Lemberg911]

leerobbo92 please remember how many Sheva scored goals in LC... its just happened. It was night for Liverpool

[@vahgeuvje10]

That Gerrard header is one of the best ive ever seen so underrated

[@partidoslegendarios8579]

Without a doubt the greatest feat in the history of the Champions Cup🙌🏻, Liverpool's comeback against Milan, which was a great team in all its lines, was simply Historic 🔝🏆

[@iain075]

Genuine love for Dudek

[@alanjeferson262]

One of the best game I have ever seen. I also remember that there was a Shevechenko unfairly invalided goal...

[@RobCLynch]

Never gets old.

[@syahidrahmaddina3834]

Final Legend !!🔥

[@blessyou4083]

The reboundshot of shevchenko was with his right foot. And that was his biggest mistake. He had to shoot it with his left foot. And he knew it. Thats why he missed the crucial penalty in the shoot out because he knew that he could win it in the extra time. He was already a broken man. Its a shame that ancelotti gave him a penalty. That was not verry smart. Man that match was really full with emotions. I cried in the end because im a big milan and sheva fan. Well done to liverpool. What a comeback.

[@tomsimcox5066]

When you look at Liverpools team, Gerrard is probably the only player who would've got into the Milan side. That's what makes Istanbul so incredible, and that is why Rafa will always be a legendary manager.

[@grzegorzdumaa9321]

Him and Alonso; also Dudek was far better than Dida

[@nathanmimoso400]

Are you crazy, man? Dida >>>>>>> Dudek

[@Randiii8]

Brings tears to my eyes, it was one of if not the best final I’ve ever seen in the modern era.

[@TutusThomson4]

im hurt when watch it.. ggwp liverpool #acmilanfans

[@jominjohn4532]

Tutus Thomson you won it in 2007

[@TutusThomson4]

i know but we can win it both if we not underestimate it at 2005

[@jominjohn4532]

***** dude you won 7 of these. I think you should be happy with that mate considering that hasn,t won it 7 times. for e.g barcalona, man.u, bayen munch.

[@bshivar]

*This is what COMEBACK looks like.* ♥️♥️

[@marisaisbaking9507]

Anyone else here from The Anthropocene Reviewed?

[@GaryCV93]

I will never forget this game. I'm madridista but this game was intense af.

[@patrykzani690]

There was an interview with dudek, not this one, about how he stopt that spot kick from Shev. He just said “I went down later then usual and got lucky with the other hand “ . His other interviews all ask the same question and he said he got lucky , as that’s what pens come down to.

[@skinhead-ej8ff]

I was 8/9 years old in 05 and watched live. Couldn't have been better

[@wiktorrumocki1144]

🇵🇱Brawo Dudek Polska Biało Czerwoni 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Well done Dudek Poland The White and Red Eagles

[@syahmifauzi4813]

i watched this again today after an amazing run this year. YNWA

[@farizwibisono297]

Good old days #YNWA

[@robertwiesler381]

It feels so good to be a Liverpool-fan And this year the league is ours YNWA

[@gbencab]

2:20 This is a miracle

[@iperjus]

Ancelotti imparò che non serve giocare bene ma serve vincere. È diventato il migliore.

[@muhammaddahlan201186]

Unforgettable finale

[@gokulpadmalochan18]

Lovely feeling. Winning a championship gives you so much satisfaction and joy and relief. That's what Liverpool players showed.

[@jenaperkins8755]

where are my john green fans at

[@denisbaranov1367]

John Geeen's podacst The Anthropocene Reviewed brought me here. Thank you, John.