Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez acknowledged this: “Maybe Milan are favourites, but we have confidence, and we can win”.
Who was manager when Liverpool won Champions League 2005?
Jurgen Klopp teases Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti about Liverpool’s comeback win over AC Milan in 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp joked about not knowing who managed AC Milan when the Reds spectacularly beat them in the Champions League final in 2005.
What year was Liverpool in Istanbul?
2005
About That Game is a series looking at the data stories underpinning classic matches. This edition looks back at the Miracle of Istanbul, in which Liverpool came from 3-0 down to Milan at half-time to eventually lift the UEFA Champions League trophy after a penalty shootout.
Who was manager when Liverpool won Champions League?
Having joined Liverpool from Borussia Dortmund in 2015, Jürgen Klopp has overseen a thrilling spell in which his side have won the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League as well as their first English title in a generation.
Who scored the goals in 2005 Champions League final?
During the second half, in a stunning comeback, Liverpool scored three goals in six minutes to level the scores at 3-3, the goals coming courtesy of Steven Gerrard, Vladimír Šmicer and Xabi Alonso. The scores remained the same during extra time, and a penalty shootout was required to decide the champions.
Who is Liverpool best manager ever?
The most successful person to manage Liverpool is Bob Paisley, who won six Football League titles, six Charity Shields, three Football League Cups, three European Cups, one UEFA Super Cup and one UEFA Cup in his nine-year reign as manager.
Who is the most successful manager in UCL history?
Carlo Ancelotti
Italian Carlo Ancelotti is the most successful manager, claiming 9 titles. Italian managers have won more tournaments than any other nationality, having secured 50 titles, while Spanish managers are in second place with 42 competition victories.
What happened in Istanbul Liverpool?
It was Liverpool’s fifth European Cup, which meant they were awarded the trophy permanently and the right to wear a multiple-winner badge. Liverpool’s comeback gave rise to the final being known as the Miracle of Istanbul, and is regarded as one of the greatest finals in the history of the tournament.
What is Liverpool biggest loss ever?
Defeats. Record defeat: 1–9 against Birmingham City in Second Division, 11 December 1954. Record defeat at Anfield: 0–6 against Sunderland in First Division, 19 April 1930.
Is LFC Catholic or Protestant?
Catholic
An echo of sectarian divisions can still be heard in football, so try not to confuse the two teams (as Michael Howard did at the beginning of his career). Liverpool are the Catholic team and play in red at Anfield.
Who is the most successful English manager?
The most successful manager in the Premier League is Alex Ferguson, who won 13 titles – more than three times as many as any other manager – with Manchester United between 1993 and 2013.
Who is the most decorated Liverpool manager in history?
Bob Paisley
With 20 honours during his nine-year tenure, Paisley remains the most successful person to manage Liverpool. He was a reluctant successor to Shankly but the humble genius went on to lift silverware in eight of his nine seasons in charge and became the first man to manage three European-Cup winning sides.
Who were the last 5 Liverpool managers?
Liverpool FC Managers
- Kenny Dalglish. 2011 – 2012. League Cup 2012. Roy Hodgson. 2010 – 2011. Rafa Benitez. 2004 – 2010.
- Gerard Houllier. 1998 – 2004. League Cup 2003. League Cup 2001. FA Cup 2001. UEFA Cup 2001. European Super Cup 2001.
- Graeme Souness. 1991 – 1994. FA Cup 1992. Ronnie Moran. 1991 (Caretaker) Kenny Dalglish. 1985 – 1991.
Which player has won 5 UCL?
Ronaldo
Ronaldo was the first player to win five UEFA Champions League titles, having first lifted the trophy with Manchester United in 2008 before adding further triumphs with Real Madrid in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Who has won 5 Champions League?
A total of 22 European clubs have won the Champions League/European Cup, with Real Madrid lifting the trophy a record 14 times, while AC Milan (seven titles), Bayern Munich (six titles), Liverpool (six titles) and Barcelona (five titles) round out the top five.
Who scored 5 goals in one UCL?
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi becomes first player to score five goals in single Champions League match. The Argentina international is celebrating a major milestone in his career after bagging five goals against Bayer Leverkusen in Uefa’s premier club…
Who is Liverpool’s most successful player in history?
Phil Neal
Profile. Phil Neal is the most decorated player in Liverpool history. In fact, no Englishman can boast more medals. The full-back helped bring 22 pieces of silverware to the Anfield trophy room and was the only player to feature in the Reds’ first four European Cup triumphs.
Who is the No 1 manager in football?
Josep ‘Pep’ Guardiola Sala is a Spanish football coach and a former player as well as one of the most renowned football managers. Pep is widely considered the most influential football manager of all time. Currently he is the coach of Premier League club Manchester City.
Who is the legend of Liverpool?
No one has played more games for Liverpool than Ian Callaghan. Chances are, no one ever will. Cally wore a Liver bird on his chest a remarkable 857 times during 18 years at the club.
Who is the greatest Champions League player of all time?
So, here it is: our list of the 50 greatest players to have ever played in the Champions League.
- CRISTIANO RONALDO.
- LIONEL MESSI.
- SERGIO RAMOS.
- ANDRES INIESTA.
- RAUL.
- PAOLO MALDINI.
- IKER CASILLAS.
- XAVI.
Who is the king of UCL?
With 140 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the all-time top goalscorer, while his career rival Lionel Messi is the only other player to surpass 100 goals.