Trailing Milan 3-0 at half-time in the 2005 Champions League final, all hope was lost for the side from Anfield.
Steven Gerrard's headed goal gave Liverpool distance hope. Vladimir Smicer added a second to get nerves jingling. Minutes after, Liverpool received a penalty after Gennaro Gattuso fouled Gerrard in the area. Xabi Alonso stepped up. Dida saved. Luckily, Alonso remained in the box to tuck away an unlikely equaliser. He levelled the match, sending it to extra time that was also full of drama. Jerzy Dudek wasn't always revered by Liverpool fans, but he made a truly stunning double save to keep his side in the tie. Andriy Shevchenko failed to secure victory after Dudek thwarted two excellent opportunities for glory. Shortly after, the Polish keeper stood up to crush Shevchenko's dreams once more in the penalty shootout. He got a left hand to the striker's decisive effort, thrusting Liverpool towards the mantel of European champions for the fifth time. Robert Lewandowski score 5 GOALS in 9 minutes!! Bayern vs Wolfsburg | Full Screen | HD 1080p |8/11/2015 🇨🇮 Didier drogba has now made it 12 goals in 12 matches! The 37 year old has been in excellent form for impact montreal and could earn himself an upgraded card soon for bringing his team this far in the mls play offs.Lilian Thuram racked up 142 international caps for France. He scored just two goals.
What's remarkable about these goals? Both of them came in the 1998 World Cup semi-final against Croatia. The former Juventus hero couldn't have picked a better moment to pull his country out of the lurch, especially when the major tournament was being held on home turf. France won the match 2-1 and went on to capture their first World Cup trophy. Thuram's performance deserves to be remembered as the moment French football stepped up to deliver on the aspirations of a previously under performing nation. |
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