Posted on Thursday 26 May 2005

Incredible. Liverpool down 3-0 at half time. Liverpool were looking humiliated. A real anti-climax after all that. I was going to walk home. Milan had just turned to shit in Serie A and nearly got turned over by PSV, while Liverpool ripped Juventus apart for 45 minutes and completely stifled Chelsea. So I thought tonight would be close. I complained Benitez (Rafa organizes tho’, I rate him) didn’t know what he was doing playing Kewell and bringing Smicer (Smicer!) on during the break. Liverpool didn’t have a clue really. Milan totally dominated them in the 1st half. On with the 2nd half, then Gerrard scores with a looping header, and then Smicer strikes a shot out of nowhere! 3-2! Game On! Dieter Hamann (who was brought on at half time) is playing a blinder. Then Gerrard gets tripped in the box (he wasn’t really but who cares) and Xabi Alonso steps up to take it. The game was fucking insanity, I tell you. Most Euro Cup finals are dreary and over-cautious affairs, but not this one. The keeper saves it but he smacks in the rebound. 3-3! All 3 goals in 6 minutes! Then Djibril Cisse comes on and it looks like we might get a goal. Baros works hard but isn’t really up to it on his own. Carragher and Hyppia are immense under the Milan pressure after Liverpool’s 3rd goal. It�s mad marvellous madness. The commentator says of Carragher, “he’s got cramp in both groins”. The Man With Two Groins, eh? Dudek makes a terrific double save. How the fuck did he do that?, we all say. Dudek of all keepers. It�s going to penalties. Dudek does some wacky Grobbelaar-style antics.

Serginho shoots wide with Milan�s 1st effort. YES! Liverpool score their peno and Pirlo�s pen is saved by Dudek! Cisse scores his and then Tomasson scores his for Milan. Riise�s denied by a fine save from AC Milan�s Dida but if Smicer scores the next one, Liverpool are champions. And he does. Football never ceases to thrill and amaze me.
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