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

[@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?

[@2004-r9d]

do ac milan 1999-2007

[@nanaasiedu109]

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

[@nonceyguy113]

Incredible editing

[@alfxbmsyah]

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

[@ameyapotdar461]

@@alfxbmsyah inzaghi would have certainly converted those chances

[@alanledesma4945]

I still wonder why Shevchenko kicked his penalty nonchalantly, it was easy for Dudek to save it

[@tokollokekana3431]

The storytelling in this, is out of this world.

[@Metalton95]

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

[@lucasstiner]

Yes!

[@natethegreat22916]

Goosebumps of the highest order

[@parazi1101]

Fr bruh

[@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]

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 🧂🤣

[@tobysprigings7731]

Never looked forward to a KZbin release so much

[@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

[@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

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[@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?

[@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.

[@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?

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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!

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his arabic chennel getsaround 1 Million views

[@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...

[@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?

[@ankitparihar667]

@@GMH-n7o 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]

@@GMH-n7o Oh OK. That makes sense. Thank you

[@nordicpaws2423]

The funniest bit about this is that if a Man United fan wants to see the trophy they won in their Treble season, they have to go to Anfield's trophy cabinet.

[@theprodigyfmwm7509]

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

[@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.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@MoejiiOsmanTV Liverpool should have had a penalty in the first half.

[@alanledesma4945]

It's not only the fact that Liverpool made a comeback after being 3-0 down, it's also who they did it against. That Milan team was full with superstars (Kaka, Pirlo, Crespo, etc), on the other hand, Liverpool had an average team with any superstars. It was really a miracle

[@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

[@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

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Milan were fortunate to get past PSV in the second leg of the semi final.

[@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.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@micky100 Milan were lucky in 2007 and didn't deserve to win. Their first goal came off Inzaghi's arm. It shouldn't have stood.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@kellijones6481 Milan weren't some super team though. PSV totally outplayed them in the semi final and Milan were fortunate to get past them. Only the year before, Deportivo la Corona beat them 4-0 after losing the first game 0-3. Milan had form for collapsing after a lead. Similar to Barcelona in 2018 and 2019.

[@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)

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!

[@yannickadriaans1238]

Still the best Champions League final in history for me and now seeing one of the best football documentaries ever, i cant get enough of this channel.

[@1972dsrai]

Gerrards goal against Olympiacos is still one of the greatest goals he ever scored at such a crucial time. I still don’t know if that goal against Chelsea crossed the line, but who cares, the ref thought it did.

[@rohinshingadia6120]

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

[@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!!!

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Didnt lose a single knock out round game vs Leverkusen, Juventus, Chelsea and Milan.

[@piemontecalcio9370]

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

[@mohammedmacky8647]

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

[@leoc6172]

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

[@Your_Duolingo66-g1f]

then 2007 final healed everything

[@leoc6172]

@@Your_Duolingo66-g1f it was great, amazing, but didn't cancel that

[@Your_Duolingo66-g1f]

@@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]

@@Your_Duolingo66-g1f 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

[@1972dsrai]

Thats why its the greatest sport on the planet. One of the greatest nights in my life, but at half time I was as low as I’ve ever felt.

[@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

[@Mf3vdel]

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 .

[@rahiqafnan7373]

This literally gave me chills. Even tho I know the result. But during the video, i got chills. The story telling is top notch

[@azureskies1275]

❤🎉😊

[@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😂

[@buffaloblack3993]

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

[@sweetswan391]

HOORAY , THANK YOU FAHAD

[@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.

[@alanledesma4945]

​@@MoejiiOsmanTVShevchenko had scored the winning goal against Juventus 2 years before, maybe he thought he would it again

[@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

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[@diogodude6833]

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

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He have an Arabic channel 160k subs

[@irebamikolapo4805]

Story on Dortmund's UCL win. Next

[@uhsduhsusu705]

Agreed

[@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.

[@EKoranjeWK]

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

[@chinmaybapat6774]

As a Milan and Kaka fan, I absolutely hate this final result. Liverpool made an amazing comeback but Milan were so so unlucky not to score with so many attacks and Shevchenko coming close at least three times in the late second half. It was a real tragedy. Of course, Liverpool showed the heart and the passion, but Milan just should have won. They simply switched off during the penalties, you could see it in the players' eyes that they felt they had already lost. Btw, huge respect to Dudek for some mind-blowing saves! As always, an amazing KZbin video from one of the most underrated channels. Keep it up, boss!

[@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

[@Bourkie55]

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

[@israeladdo4430]

The liverpool fans singing at halftime and the background music playing at the second half of the final gives me goosebumps. It gives you a hint of what will happen next

[@sefgrt]

This is exceptionally well made.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@AhmadAli-pr9sy]

This deserves a million views !

[@nizarrizky9850]

Wow. Great job creating such incredible documentary. I was Milan's fans at that time, and waking up at 2 AM to watch this match (because of different timezone). Sadly, I'm not much into football this past 10 years or so, but wacthing this reminds me of those wonderful time. Still enjoy the game though.

[@afanasymarinov2236]

Still

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[@ginogaxha]

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

[@yurinator986]

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

[@valderrama8485]

Wow, just wow, what a show! On top of everything, the Grobbelaar and Shevchenko flashbacks in the end.. Great, thank you!

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[@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

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[@kilokay5506]

Incredible story telling. Brought tears to my eyes really

[@fane3776]

This just makes that special match even more special

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[@zeebone1931]

Waking up at 4am to watch this game with my big brother, he went back to bed at half time because he though it was over, 25mins over i burst into his room to wake him because it was 3-3, pure disbelief and the rest us history! What a game!

[@ericrichterrabello1335]

Had to play that 117th min Dudek save in 0.25 speed to grasp what happened there... mad Amazing storytelling, editing and delivery on your part. Thank you!!!

[@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.

[@iamhuman8516]

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[@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!

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[@jarvis1322]

An extraordinary documentary.

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One of the best channels on KZbin.

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[@PeterAnderson-z4y]

After picking up trophies for fun in 70s and 80s, hard to think Liverpool only won a League Cup and FA Cup between 1991 and 2000,and reached 1 other final in FA Cup. By 2004/05 AC Milan had a prominent role in Europe winning European Cup in 2003,.after winning it lastly in 1994 and losing to Ajax in 1995.

[@infosportro6890]

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[@lovenlightman]

I remmemberLiverpols Fans amazing singing...with such loving Fans a team Can do anything. In my opnnion.

[@Isaac-nm2pv]

This is pure art, from start to finish

[@p2pnest]

40:18 it felt different tears of faith and hope

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