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‘Shevchenko was frustrated that I'd saved his header, so hit the rebound as hard as he could. If he’d chipped it or just placed it, I’d have had no chance’: Jerzy Dudek on how Liverpool were almost denied the Miracle of Istanbul

Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek saves from Milan's Andriy Shevchenko to secure victory on penalties in the 2005 Champions League final.

Today marks the 20th anniversary of Liverpool’s ‘Miracle of Istanbul, when Rafa Benitez’s side summoned up a stunning comeback and dug themselves out of a three-goal hole to beat AC Milan on penalties in the Champions League final.

The match has gone down not just in Reds folklore, but across the entire sport, with FourFourTwo ranking it at no.1 in a list of the greatest-ever Champions League games earlier this month.

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