00:00They kicked off the final with a hope of winning, but when the favourites embarrassed them in the
00:04first 50 seconds of the game, scoring what is still to this day the fastest goal in Champions
00:10League finals history, it had seemingly decimated Liverpool's dreams of bringing home the trophy.
00:16It had been over 20 years since Liverpool had won the Champions League, and in that time,
00:21AC Milan had won it four separate times, and in 2005, they were expected to win it again.
00:27So, after Milan scored this historic first goal, they certainly didn't hold back.
00:31They tore Liverpool apart, as they scored a second, and then a third.
00:39By half-time, the score was 3-0, and Liverpool felt humiliated.
00:43The Milan fans cheered, and had already started celebrating.
00:47Some Liverpool fans gave up on their team, and they left the stadium early, convinced they'd seen enough.
00:53However, Liverpool's manager, Rafael Benitez, made a change.
00:57The change would give them more control over the midfield, while putting a heavier burden on their goalkeeper, Jersey Dudek.
01:03However, Rafael was convinced that Jersey could handle the extra pressure,
01:07and a stronger midfield would also free up their captain, Steven Gerrard, to play a more attacking role in the
01:13game.
01:13And sure enough, less than 10 minutes into the second half...
01:16Steven Gerrard gives hope to all the many thousands of Liverpool fans!
01:22Then, just two minutes later, they scored another.
01:25They only had to score one more goal to tie the match, and only a few minutes after their second,
01:30when Liverpool was awarded a penalty kick, they once again found the back of the net.
01:35Liverpool had completely turned the game around within six minutes,
01:38but as they tried to keep going to secure the win, Milan fought hard,
01:42and they weren't going to let Liverpool make a mockery of them in the second half.
01:46The game went into extra time.
01:48Milan were fighting back, and with only two minutes left, they launched one final attack.
01:54As the ball came into the centre, Milan headed it towards the goal, and...
02:00Liverpool fans rejoiced and celebrated Jersey's incredible save.
02:04But as the whistle blew, and extra time came to an end, he knew the save would be meaningless
02:08if he couldn't hold it together during the penalty shootouts.
02:12As the shootouts began, it was looking great for Liverpool.
02:14Milan missed their first shot, Liverpool scored theirs,
02:17Jersey made another extraordinary save, and Liverpool scored once again.
02:21But in penalty shootouts, each team gets five attempts.
02:24And as the attempts went on, Liverpool missed, and Milan started scoring,
02:29completely shaking Jersey's composure.
02:31However, after Liverpool scored a third penalty, the game was once again in Jersey's hands.
02:36This was the only chance that Milan had to keep fighting for the win.
02:40If Jersey saved this penalty, it would win the final for Liverpool.
02:44The penalty shot came in, and...
02:46He saved it!
02:47Liverpool won the Champions League.
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