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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Story behind iconic 2005 Champions League photo as Milan derby descended into chaos

Most remember the 2004-05 Champions League campaign for it's memorable final, when Liverpool recovered from 3-0 down at half-time to beat AC Milan in Istanbul.

Yet that wasn't Milan's only eventful European game that season. On April 12, Carlo Ancelotti's side faced local rivals Internazionale at the San Siro in the second leg of their quarter-final clash. Milan won the first leg 2-0 and were confident of repeating the feat.

After all, they were probably the best team in Europe at the time. Milan were blessed with the talents of Dida, Paolo Maldini, Cafu, Jaap Stam, Alessandro Nesta, Andrea Pirlo, Kaka, Clarence Seedorf, Gennaro Gattuso, Andriy Shevchenko and Hernan Crespo. How Liverpool overcame that fabulous side in Istanbul remains a mystery.

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