Milan and Liverpool's path to the Historic 2005 Champions League Final | CONTEXT EP.2

The historic 2005 Champions League final is very well known for any Football fan, but what if I told you there is more to it than only the final?
The second episode of the "CONTEXT" series will tackle the long path of both Milan and Liverpool towards their historic encounter in 2005.
From Souness's sacking to Houllier's glimpses of greatness. From Milan's manager merry-go-round to the consistency of Ancelotti. From the change of the old guard at the Rossoneri to Shevchenko's brilliance.
From the spice boys at Liverpool to Gerrard's potential move to Chelsea.
This episode will cover all of that and more.
Written, Directed, and Edited by:
Fahad Al-Thekair
Instagram: / balonmedia
Twitter: / baionmedia

[@balon-english]

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[@clintstewart5545]

DO FC PORTO EUROPEAN CONQUESTS OF 2003 AND 2004 PLEASE AND PINTO DA COSTA DE PRESIDENT !!!

[@TheHadoukenFighter]

Hey bro you have a link to the games used?

[@2003ucl]

do ac milan 1999-2007

[@tokollokekana3431]

The storytelling in this, is out of this world.

[@bcbitchkkv]

Well, the script was already written, and couldn't be improved further :)

[@Sam-ps3dh]

MetalForTheMasses go find someone who do this better and stop crying here

[@lucasstiner442]

Yes!

[@natethegreat22916]

Goosebumps of the highest order

[@parazi1101]

Fr bruh

[@nanaasiedu109]

that part at the end when it cut between shevchenkos penalties in 2003 and 2005 was exceptional

[@nonceyguy113]

Incredible editing

[@alfrzlbmsyh]

Sheva did Milan dirty that time, wasted so many chances.

[@ameyapotdar461]

@@alfrzlbmsyh inzaghi would have certainly converted those chances

[@voice2-of-reason]

@@ameyapotdar461because it was the 6 yard box and not offside inzaghi gets the benefit 😂,turns out the brother was the better one all along ! lazio and inters simone inzaghi

[@voice2-of-reason]

@@nonceyguy113how ? its how it went down , you can put anything on youtube like you idiot kids

[@demarchiordie]

Kaka's assist to Crespo is one of the best passes of all time.

[@acmilanfan1982]

Milan should of held on to Crespo, he was world class

[@abdulalmadani2049]

@@acmilanfan1982 yes I agree such a disappointing thing to let him go the following summer… makes no sense how a player plays greats soon then you don’t keep him

[@MainsMain]

Similar to Rui Costa pass to Shevchenko in 2003 semi final against Real Madrid

[@hamzamir15]

@@MainsMain AC Milan vs Inter was the semi final in 2002-03 season you mean the group stage of that season

[@blank1933]

@@acmilanfan1982 he was on loan from Chelsea

[@tobysprigings7731]

Never looked forward to a KZbin release so much

[@tobysprigings7731]

Among many, many things - not least how deep into the backstories it goes - I loved how you just let the last bit ride without narration, that was great. For me that game was the most powerful, gripping thing I’ve ever watched, and proof beyond doubt that at its best, nothing comes close to football. Can still feel to this day my stomach dropping through the floor when Dudek saved that Crespo header, deep in extra time . . This made it all feel real again. Top work

[@rossl5908]

It was Shevchenko’s header, and then he saved the rebound with an even better save.

[@tobysprigings7731]

@@rossl5908 yes that is indeed true, funny how one's memory warps

[@rossl5908]

@@tobysprigings7731 Dudek still has Shevchenko’s soul in his pocket after that one. 😄

[@Izak43]

This was the match that made me fall in love with football and with Liverpool. I have goosebumps.

[@Izak43]

@Dan mcbride the absolute 🧂🤣

[@danijel4504]

"They have the most expensive team in the world, good manager, good players, but we have our supporters, and we have the balance now." Rafa Benitez ❤️

[@JesusGonzalez-dv8dh]

Powerful stuff!

[@riccardoalcaro8483]

Above all Liverpool had luck

[@p2pnest]

@@riccardoalcaro8483 luck favours the brave

[@nikolasavic1525]

dafuq? Immo the most overrated menager in recent history

[@xospar1032]

The best documentary channel in youtube has come with another masterpiece ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@A_S07298]

I have a suggestion or two for a video: Documentary on how Brian Clough took Nottingham Forrest to European glory. Also a documentary on Bobby Robson's career from the UEFA Cup at Ipswich to managing England, Sporting Lisbon, Porto, PSV, Barca and then finishing his career at Newcastle. BTW This is easily the best documentary channel on KZbin. A must watch to any football lover.

[@meetsahani405]

I would pay to see the Nottingham forest story, I hope he sees your comment and does a video

[@patrickpower7757]

Doc on the Marseille scandal would be interesting

[@ahmadjomaa8675]

@tackler96 have you seen the tifo version of that? It was a lovely video

[@teresacisneros5392]

And when Celtic won the 3 championships

[@aloshyreji4313]

There was Netflix documentary on Robson...it was emotional to say the least

[@adsfefwqef]

I'm a simple man, I see a Balon video, I click like.

[@MarkaBuild]

Please, don't stop uploading, I know you don't get much views, but you make one of the highest quality football content in youtube and im sure your views and subscribers will come, its impossible to be that good and not rewarded.

[@priyadarshidash4353]

his arabic chennel getsaround 1 Million views

[@gurusricharan]

I had goosebumps while watching the last 10mins and I literally celebrated when dudek saved and jumped in the air...it made me feel I relieved every moment again... Without a shadow of the doubt this is best youtube channel for football documentaries❤️

[@micky100]

Lol Dudek is just a prick! Anyway Milan were able to take their revenge just a couple of years later, at it was supposed to happen in 2005. Jump on that

[@albertboom7870]

@@micky100 Salty much?

[@Ginga]

19:10 Take a second to appreciate how amazing that team was.

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

That is easily the finest assembled squad period and easily to best assembled squad to lose a European final....AC Milan had a world class INTERNATIONAL STARTER in ever position for club and country...Liverpool were heavy heavy underdogs, 3-0 at half is fair...AC milan started relaxing and thought the game was over...big mistake. Prime Gerrard could grab a game by the scruff of the neck and turn it on its head and the rest will follow...he lead by example...his header for the first goal woke up his teammates.

[@RyanChucklesOD93]

Seen people calling this one of the best football youtube channels because of the quality of content, they were definitely not lying. Watched a few of your vids tonight and all incredible. Great work!

[@darragh9512]

Absolutely magnificent documentary. This is the best KZbin channel for documentaries. Quality of storytelling and weaving of images together is wonderful. The bit during the penalty shootout was spine chilling. Jumping from Dida to Bruce in the 80s, Shevchenko in the present to Shevchenko two years prior was genius. Also again using Nils Frahm is always a welcome treat. Perfect Sunday evening entertainment. Can't wait for your next video. Quality always beats quantity, especially your quality.

[@balon-english]

Always appreciate your words Darragh ❤

[@MohamedAli-xu3uw]

@@balon-english What's the next one?

[@FryDieMine]

And 2 years later Milan got revenge. This is single handedly one of the best rivalry between both clubs 2 teams that faced again in a UCL final again two years later

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

They shouldnt of neeeded revenge... That 2005 team was milan's galacticos....world class player in every position litterally.. To lose to that liverpool side was an embaressment

[@yao052]

@@MoejiiOsmanTV true. The forces of a higher power was on Liverpool's side that day.

[@kenlimfornication]

@@yao052 The fans sang so loud they could hear it in the changing room. I wonder if fans from other teams would do the same.

[@ezraezra2928]

Liverpool did lose twice when they face Madrid.

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

@@ezraezra2928 what's your point? Liverpool been to 3 ucl finals in 5yrs you kno how hard that is? If Salah didn't get red card wrestled by Ramos first half they lose..Every top club loses a ucl from time to time...Madrid have 5 ucl trophys from the 1950s that should be stripped from them bcuz of State sponsored financial washing before anybody even knew what it was and inferior competition in the 1950s...bayern lost to an inferior inter Milan side in 2012..milan lost to an inferior Liverpool side 2005...city lost to an inferior Chelsea side....on and on...

[@irebamikolapo4805]

Story on Dortmund's UCL win. Next

[@uhsduhsusu705]

Agreed

[@markpons3083]

As a PSV-fan, this still hurts. We had such a heroic season in the CL that year, and came so close to the final. My stomach still turns when I watch footage of that Ambrosini goal. But on a positive note, we got to see one of the most epic CL-finals from the 21st century!

[@MolesMalone]

Nowadays that's going to extra time. Crazy how they chnaged that rule

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

Liverpool were destined to win it in Istanbul it wouldn't of mattered

[@creative_soul-recolo]

​@@MolesMalone call me an old-fart but I still favour the away goals rule. It's what made the Champions League special

[@FC-ju9et]

@@creative_soul-recolo Agreed

[@alkane7876]

"Liverpool have their hands on the european cup again and this time it's for keeps." The tears are unrestrained

[@lucaslonchampt613]

I didn't get the "It's for keeps" line. What did he meant?

[@user-qt7iv7qv7b]

@@lucaslonchampt613 I believe that after winning the first 4 the team gets replica trophies and only after winning a 5th do you get to keep the actual trophy. If you were to choose which real trophy to keep I think this would be the one for any Liverpool fan.

[@ankitparihar667]

@@user-qt7iv7qv7b exactly but Liverpool were last team to hold the real trophy…fortunately for us , but not so fortunate for barcelona as they went on to win their 5th next year but were handed a replica… The rule changed after we won it 5th tym….now everyone gets a replica

[@micky100]

Yeah, a well gifted one lol!

[@lucaslonchampt613]

@@user-qt7iv7qv7b Oh OK. That makes sense. Thank you

[@mikemurphy8996]

That pass by Kaka in the finals (39:37) was literally one of the best balls in the history of modern football. What a speech the manager and players must have given at halftime.

[@theprodigyfmwm7509]

This is one the best gems on the entire site. There's nothing like balón.

[@diogodude6833]

You deserve more than 18k subs. 100k by the end of the year!! Love your videos

[@hamoodhhaddad2970]

He have an Arabic channel 160k subs

[@mikesutton381]

One of the best documentaries I have ever seen. Gave me chills. The way you captured the emotion the shock and the overall narrative was out of this world

[@Aaron-vb4qb]

This is the most underrated football channel on KZbin for sure 🔥

[@Aaron-vb4qb]

This vid was so good I had to watch it twice lol

[@atmeventsandmgt]

so right.... guy hs got great content fkr sure....

[@joelthorpe4170]

Great video. .. Shevchenko's penalty was one of the worst ones I have ever seen. Fantastic final. Milan's 3rd goal was phenomenal

[@rhizoidx]

Everything from the build up, Kaka, Crespo's sublime finish. The goal is pure text book training ground stuff with a pinch of artistry. It may seem like an "ordinary" finish at first, but when you watch it again and again, it's one of the most perfectly crafted goals I've ever witnessed in football. 10/10. (Juve fan here btw)

[@joelthorpe4170]

@@rhizoidx I couldn't have put it any better mate. It's one of the greatest goals that I've seen.

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

Shevchenko was frozen in time...that was a penalty taken by a man who's soul had be snatched by the moment....see the difference in kakas and cisse's confident penaltys vs pirlo and Shevchenko who were both shattered by the moment.

[@kellijones6481]

You have to give massive props to the Liverpool fans, down 3-0 to arguably the strongest team in Europe during the mid 2000s, singing YNWA to their team into the dressing room at halftime and refusing to give up, willing the team to get back in the game and ultimately emerging victorious. Best supporters in the world

[@micky100]

So what? Yet liverpool never deserved to win that match. It was just a matter of unusual luck. Indeed two years later the perfect revenge happened. Deal with it.

[@kellijones6481]

@@micky100 Salty Milan fan, huh? Relax, first off I’m not a Liverpool supporter, I was merely complimenting their fans in Istanbul that night. Second I actually gave props to AC Milan in my comment, they really were the team to beat during the mid 2000s, world class players not just in their starters but coming off the bench. And you’re not wrong about the luck part, if that Milan team and that Liverpool team had played each other 10 times, I’d be willing to bet Milan would’ve won 9 of them. It’s just that on that one night in 2005, Liverpool were able to get the better of them, so don’t take it so personal.

[@p2pnest]

40:18 it felt different tears of faith and hope

[@sefgrt]

This is exceptionally well made.

[@BerSeben0502]

One of the most amazing stories that ever happened on football, told by the best football storyteller on KZbin. Thank you again Fahad! Gripping and enriching as always. Looking forward for the next one (no pressure :D)

[@freebreadsticks7077]

Man I watch all your vids and they are awesome I hope more to come in the future and btw some suggestions I have that might be interesting: - Ajax 1995 ucl - Totonero scandal and how it affects the Italian football in the 80s - Porto’s 2004 ucl - Inter Milan between 2000-2010 - Diego Maradona’s time in Napoli

[@aryanrajvanshi1590]

he took your inter milan thing seriously

[@FC-ju9et]

Yeah a context episode for the CL 2004 final would be great

[@Dario_Salvi]

Best CL final ever

[@TDo280199]

One of the finest work on this channel so far. I especially love how the story is told almost entirely by the players, coaches and commentators. Narration is only used minimally whenever necessary. It must have taken so much effort to research and find all the primary sources. Amazing job!

[@simpslayer7839]

Fun fact: Rafa after halftime against Milan said that if you boys manage to come back in this match and win, I’ll book y’all a flight to the playboy mansion.

[@Trudon]

Lmao

[@philthornton1382]

Rafa is my neighbour and that doesn’t sound like something he’d say

[@sweetswan391]

HOORAY , THANK YOU FAHAD

[@ray_light44]

Balon you should check tifo, they’re looking for an Arabic speaker that can work with them either part time of full time, you can work with them from everywhere around the world

[@MUTADARES]

he should focus on this channel

[@amerlafole]

He looking for "Spanish speaker" for his Balon Español Channel, Seriously 😊

[@Timi]

Goosebumbs, my man. Especially since this is the first Champions League final that I vividly remember as we all cheered for Dudek here in Poland. It was amazing to be able to re-live this again, and I loved how you painted this unbelievable night with your storytelling. Thank you so much!

[@leoc6172]

As an AC Milan's fan, I still can't believe what happened in those six minutes. Trauma!

[@patrickbasedman5255]

then 2007 final healed everything

[@leoc6172]

@@patrickbasedman5255 it was great, amazing, but didn't cancel that

[@patrickbasedman5255]

@@leoc6172 It did for me tbh, having that revenge was sweet what made it sweeter was the fact that we didnt have crespo or sheva but inzaghi

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

@@patrickbasedman5255 funny thing is the 2007 Liverpool team was much better then the 2005 team that beat you....2005 will always be the greatest ucl final ever until somebody does a 4 goal comeback which is litterally 1 in a billion chance

[@voice2-of-reason]

@@patrickbasedman5255eh no it didn't, liverpool humiliated milan with that comeback and you never really got over it , 2005 was an event , 2007 was not

[@iamhuman8516]

You are my favorite channel, keep doing these and one day you will pass 1 mil subs 😁

[@piemontecalcio9370]

Been waiting a week and it’s finally arrived so hyped

[@BrahmaticArmy]

These are absolutely incredible. Not only is it an amazing culmination of research down to who joined the squad and when, but you get an incredible sense of the stakes for both sides going into the CL final through your visual presentation of the events leading up to it. Definitley my favourite series on this channel. If you ever did more episodes, it would be great to see the backstory to Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid in 2014.

[@nikolinzani9420]

that night still hurts , and the 2007 final wasn't even close to " redeem" or "payback" , no one remembers it when it comes to "milan" and "liverpool "

[@redcouchsportscasts6566]

Absolutely fantastic work, man! Kudos! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@TrueGooner666]

I've seen the final live, and possibly seen the highlights and route to the final a gazillion times over the internet. But your story telling with build up and references - Grobbelar's sphaghetti legs in particular - tied up beautifully with the soundtrack just blows it away. You sir, are an international treasure.

[@marcomolinari94]

39:49 Fun fact: the guy yelling "STRAOOOORDINARIO" (extraooordinary) is legendary brazilian striker Josè Altafini who was the color commentator for the italian tv back then. He was also the color commentator for PES in 2008-2014 and some of his calls from the videogame are iconic😂

[@steven-lf3fn]

That is definitely one of the greatest videos I've ever seen, like every thing is great, the voice over, the storytelling, man the last ten minutes of the vid are out of this world , that shevchenko flashback gave me goosebumps .

[@rohinshingadia6120]

Love these videos! Keep it up. The quality of editing and research is superior to anyone else on YT.

[@yurinator986]

I’ve been anticipating this since the trailer. Great video and I’m excited to see what you do in the future!

[@mohammedmacky8647]

by far this is the best documentary channel on youtube ❤️ truly amazing. the 45 mins passed and felt like a 5 mins video

[@raghavendranethaji1058]

Hope you can release more videos like this in near future!!!! Class work

[@stanislavkirillochkin6054]

What a great channel, glad to find it! Watching all your videos, such a great montage and storytelling. In 2000s I was a kid and all this stories still in my memory, that’s why I enjoyed it so much. Good luck bro, waiting for new vids!

[@Bourkie55]

I just want to say that this was a brilliant documentary. Extremely well put together piece! Thank so much for sharing. RB

[@aperez3638]

This channel is amazing. I can’t imagine the work being put into these videos. Keep it up!

[@EKoranjeWK]

Awesome, gonna watch it tonight! Keep up the insane quality uploads! Better then all the rest

[@kenlimfornication]

I've watched this game in full multiple times, highlights countless times. This has got to be one of the best story telling and edit! Bravo.

[@propakindustries22]

Wow. Thankyou for your hard work. Ive just discovered your channel. Instant subscribe. That Milan team should never have lost that match. Incredible spirit shown from the reds. YNWA

[@DarkKnighRayleigh]

Man,since the moment i have found your channel DON'T stop making content AMAZING - BEAUTIFUL - BREATHTAKING. That moment that stadium was singing for Liverpool god damn chills!

[@buffaloblack3993]

Thank you Habibi. The best 45mins of April. Blessings to you and yours

[@samrhodes9352]

Balón back at it again, one of my favourite youtubers to watch, great voice to listen too and great story telling + editing, keep it up brother

[@OTheQuietOneO]

Incredible video. Some of the most tasteful and pure editing I’ve seen. You need to keep doing this; you’re amazing.

[@MatiassDamiao]

Fantastic documentaries so far all give me chills, what an underrated channel, if you would upload once a week you would have millions of views, but then again the amount of research and montages must take an obscene amount of time, keep up the good work.

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[@GamerNintendo25]

Another excellent video. Keep it up man, you do amazing work

[@hattorihanzo9000]

This is truly amazing work

[@rakaabiz9058]

One of the best 45 minutes of my life is watching this amazing documentary, very well done!

[@thejodypillay]

Can't stop crying after watching this. Very well put together. Thank you for this. YNWA

[@MrATowhidi]

Thanks! Great vid, reliving the old times. Perfectly put into context

[@vantheman9684]

This is terrific work, hands down great job 👏🏼

[@suprflyification]

Incredible. You hit the tone throughout that campaign perfectly. Takes me back to when I was young and the run up to that final was so emotional. This is why the super League is a bad idea. The competition allows clubs to make and break history.

[@Real_SkyRipper]

amazing, finding your channel was the best thing to happen this weak for me XD, quality like this is so seriously rare, congratz!!!

[@sdevlin728]

Love your videos mate I’ve watched all of them on your channel now please keep up the good work 😀👍🏼👍🏼

[@sodapop83]

i still remember watchin this match live

[@quentinamoruso5533]

Fantastic, fantastic video! The editing and pacing is first class. Especially cutting that last Shevchenko penalty with the one that won it two years before... chefs kiss!

[@Wladislav]

Always happy with a new Balon video!

[@naimxibalba]

god bless you man, best video so far

[@fane3776]

This just makes that special match even more special

[@mohamedzaki7127]

Well done. Editing is exceptional of course no words needed at the end. What a night of football that was. Honestly, Dudek and Carragher had the game of their lives.

[@291-sohailahmad6]

its simply beautiful how much effort you put into this

[@filipposn.9719]

The most underrated KZbin channel. The guy is making magnificent job. Those type of documentaries could have easily apper in CNN or BBC. Super professional!!!

[@kilokay5506]

Incredible story telling. Brought tears to my eyes really

[@neutralfield7172]

I'm liking the video before I even watch it because I know the level of quality about to be delivered 👌👌

[@AlLuiPigus]

Wow. Great production. Every other story on youtube about this is paling in comparison. I will always remember season 04-05 as that was the first football season I was fully aware of and which I followed every week. Aside from the top 5 leagues, I was following Scottish PL, Eredivisie and the Portuguese league. I was fully aware of how good PSV were, for example, there was no big surprise they've reached the semi-finals of the Champions League!

[@afanasymarinov2236]

Still

[@Izak43]

Literal chills. Earned yourself a sub. Well done, sir.

[@AhmadAli-pr9sy]

This deserves a million views !

[@cainlesnar6539]

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[@HristoRayanov]

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[@Mcl2haro]

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[@migmarghising9485]

Best documentary video that i had ever saw, loved it ❤️❤️

[@ginogaxha]

I think you should have a series on Netflix. This is purely amazing work. More stories like this would be absolutely fantastic

[@Isaac-nm2pv]

This is pure art, from start to finish

[@abelnegash3690]

I already know this will be a banger 🔥🔥can’t wait until I watch when I eat

[@godfreymwenelupembe2602]

Bro you're honestly the 🐐 (GOAT) this one of the sickest videos I've ever seen.

[@manunitedfanatic1584]

Great channel . These documentaries deserve to be on Netflix

[@bry97]

Excellent material, brilliantly told

[@mananvora9815]

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant!

[@FireMarshall75]

One of the best CL Finals I have ever seen. It had goals, fighting spirit, drama and a great ending! Liverpool realy earned their CL title that year! Great documentary!!!

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[@zezo0rashdan]

I always see both versions, Arabic and English. Both are top class, keep it up 👍🏻