My dad has been watching football since like the late 70's. He's always said that this is the greatest game he's ever seen and I can't blame him. Absolutely legendary final
It's not only about the crazy comeback - it's about who Liverpool did it to! Maldini, Nesta, Stam, Cafu, Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf, Rui Costa, Kaka, Crespo, Inzaghi, Shevchenko, Dida, etc. and a top class manager, Ancelotti.
As a Milan fan, I couldn't watch football for the next 3 months after that match, and only recently re-watched the highlights in the past months. Even though we won the 2007, it wasn't exactly a "revenge". I was just delighted for a Champions League triumph, rather than revenge. That being said, even those 6 minutes of madness didn't make me lose respect for Liverpool ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽
@@defeatstatistics7413 Dude, I had 5 heart attacks between that Kuyt goal, and the final whistle. That's when I realized being a Milan fan is not good for my health :))
Easy to do when you go miles off your line. If Dudek crab walked any more forward when the Milan players were taking their penalties he would've floored them.
I'm a United fan and I was screaming just as loud as the Liverpool fans when the 3rd goal went in. Something about watching an underdog pull off something so incredible. The beautiful game...
I know all fans are biased and love their club but being a Liverpool supporter makes you connected to everyone who cheers on the reds. You'll Never Walk Alone is more than a mantra and the manager, players and supporters make that evident every day. Great video mate, Y.N.W.A
@@FootballIconic yeah, he played only in that game because first goalkeeper couldnt play. he was only a bench warmer like 99% of 2nd goalkeepers, but for that game, he is a legend here in Poland.
@@gregrockv This is not true. This was before Pepe Reina arrived. Liverpool didnt have any better goalkeepers at this time. The Reds played awful in the Premier League but in UCL they had really great defense and Dudek was amazing, especially in Chelsea matchup.
This was the match the made me a Liverpool fan. Before then, I was never interested in watching football. That dramatic comeback made me fall in love with the club. And almost 20yrs later, my love for Liverpool FC is stronger than it has ever been.
the miracle of istanbul was and always will be hands down the greatest champions league game in history the liverpool vs barca comeback was good but this final was way beautiful
Nah for me it always be 1999 man utd nothing could beat that for me eventhough united wasnt underdog but i cant deny miracle of istanbul was also a great game
Been a fan of Liverpool since 2004 and that strike from Gerrard and the commentary of “ohh you beauty, what a hit son, what a hit” always brings tears of joy to my eyes. Thank you sir for this video. 🙏 You’ll never walk alone. ❤️
I remember this final. I was 13 years old and I was watching the match. And in the 70th minute, my parents sent me outside to play with my friends (most likely because they had adult plans). And I watched the rest of the match through the neighbors' windows on the ground floor. The coolest Champions League final I've ever seen.
Sent you out in the 70th minute of the Champions League Final? In THAT final? Your dad fucking sucks. He that p whipped? He didn’t want to watch the game with you? Mom couldn’t be told to wait 20 minutes? Lol.
Looking at the match now I realise that Milan worked beating themselves in that final. More specifically, Crespo and Shevchenko started playing like middle school kids after the first half. Liverpool had like 10 minutes when they really mean business.
@@gurubivolaru5114 kinda true. But i think you arent giving enough credit to how crazy the comeback was and how skilled liverpool had to be to capitalize on their small window for a comeback.
I can remember being 6 years old in my Liverpool kit being carried around the living room by my dad. One of the happiest moments of my life and will never forget that connection we had that night.
Great video and nice to see you give the younger fans the start of lfc and a bit of history 👍🏾 your best video yet. Been a liverppol fan 30 years since I was 5. This match I remember more then any. Seen it so many times still remember watching it like it was yesterday. Best final in the cl ever. Best semi we also hold vs barca. # gini taa n origi masterclass
Massive club. I think a lot of people forgot that due to the PL trophy drought, but no mistaking How important Liverpool is to English and European football! Appreciate the compliments on the video!
That Shankly address to the fans really gave me goosebumps. Being a Real Madrid, Liverpool is my 2nd favourite club. It's good to see them at the top again.
@@MonTube2006 im sick of this support your home team bs. The team you support chooses you, not the other way around. What if I live in Antartica, should I support Penguins FC?
Come on it’s kind of obvious bandwagon bullshit when someone says something like they’re favorite teams are Real Madrid and Liverpool. Like based on what? What connects those two teams in any way whatsoever? Where’s the consistency there? And why isn’t your favorite two teams say Real Betis and Everton? Because they don’t win enough. Because you have nothing to connect you to your “favorite” teams. Btw I’ve read like 20 comments and literally 3 of them say Liverpool and Real Madrid are their two favorite teams. Gee what are the odds? Lol. Those teams just happen to be playing each other in this years final and they seem to be everyone’s two all time favorite teams. You don’t have to support your home town team but... We’ll you better have a good reason you don’t. I’m from LA. My favorite teams are the Lakers, the Dodgers, and because we didn’t have a football team for so long and my mom is from Boston and my favorite two players are Tom Brady and Randy Moss, the Patriots. I don’t have a favorite soccer team. I root for Barca a lot because their style of play and Messi. And I love the city in general. One of my favorites and I’ve been all over. But now Messi is gone. Anyway do you think I care even close to the amount about Barca as I do the Lakers or Dodgers? No. As it should be. And once agin it’s no coincidence all these peoples favorite teams are the winningest teams. That’s not what being a real fan is about.
Trust me the people who have been Man City fans their whole lives. Born and raised in Manchester. Lived through decades of being shit and getting shit on by Man U every year. Finally get to see Man City win. They’ve got a hell of a lot more emotion tied up in the team than all the recent bandwagoners. And the joy they feel at Man City winning after watching them lose for so long... It doesn’t even compare to what the new fans who have never even been to Manchester and never lived through all the losing feel. You can’t even compare the two fans. Sure they’re both fans but come on... Just as the true fans of Barca. Lifelong citizens of Barcelona. Truly understand, not just intellectually but emotionally, the social political ramifications of their Barca fandom. They had grandparents who fought for Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. Had family that was persecuted by Franco. Maybe they were persecuted by Franco themselves. Real Madrid versus Barcelona represents all that and more. Do you really think I would be so naive and disrespectful to say I appreciate Barca on the level they do simply because their style of play appeals to me, Messi is the goat, and I find the cities architecture beautiful, it’s food delicious, it’s people lively? No. So yeah. True fans exist. And when you say shit like your favorite teams are Man City, Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Bayern. Even people that say they like two teams where liking both is mutually exclusive. I hear people say their favorite teams are Real Madrid and Barcelona. Come on. Besides real fans don’t have like 2, 3, 4 favorite teams. They have one. And it’s usually their home town team.
I was 1 when this happened, and I used to live in Liverpool, my dad said it was 3-0 when he left his workplace, and like every 5 minutes, the city seemed to get louder, and by the time he came home after 20 minutes it was 3-3, and he was shocked
I remember being a 9 year old Liverpool fan living in Manchester and watching this. Jumping on my bed in celebration and coming into school (which was a pretty even split back then between United and City fans in my school) with the smuggest smile on my face
That Milan team was one of the best that have ever played too. You just look through the names and it’s the best of the best in every single position. Truly a miracle.
Came here expecting it to start off with Istanbul but got so much more. This video was a beautiful tribute to the history of my club. Thank you for caring.
Being a Liverpool fan is a tragedy. You take the highs, but you also have to accept the lows. Liverpool don't do things the easy way. The euphoria of The Miracle at Istanbul, the Tragedy of Hillsborough and Hysel, years of mediocrity. The agony of losing the league by 1 point, the sadness of loss at Kiev, but renewed vigour the next season, winning all the major trophies from Champions League, Club World Cup to League title #19, then the down of covid and decimated squad from injuries. The Ups and Downs, you take it, because this is the Liverpool Way. Being a Liverpool fan is a tragedy. But how ALIVE you feel when you lost to Barcelona 3-0 in the first leg, nobody gave you a chance in the 2nd leg, no Salah, no Firmino, Robertson injured and replaced in 2nd half by Wijnaldum, Milner took over LB, and when the first goal goes in, your heart pound faster, then the 2nd, and 3rd, you are praying for a miracle, then the 4th goal went in, you heart stopped, your brain froze, you couldn't believe it happened! Being a Liverpool fan is a tragedy. But you LIVE for those moments. You are ALIVE in those moments. This is Liverpool. This means more.
It's kinda creepy how Fergie said 1-0 to his assistant coach when he saw that Liverpool were making a fool of themselves and the game ended up 1-0... to me, it's just a bone-chilling reminder how punishing and a crazy legendary manager Fergie was.
This is about my third time watching this video and that very game was played a little over a week past my 6th birthday and in all honesty I hadn't watched a great deal of football at that age and the culture which I was bought up in doesn't consider football as significant ...... Anyway this game changed my life in a way as it was a game that made me love football and more importantly made me a Liverpool fan ....That very game also confirms that the impossible can be made possible only if you believe it is and never give up ...... Liverpool football club also made me grow and develop as a person as the historic games they have played have proven that we are not limited to possibilities with this game being at the heart of it all ..... I know this is a very long comment posted almost 9 months after the video was released and I am telling anyone who will read this 8 years to come that people may point at your flaws and failed dreams and your hideous history but remember you are significant ,your dreams are valid and your past is only a staircase to a future which only you can imagine ...... Thank you Tinashe for the video and the history and everything ,, your work is great and I get more impressed every time I watch this ..... You are the best...ICONIC
The Liverpool way is never giving up no matter your odds, the clubs history and fans willed us to win that night, ofcourse the players hit peak in order to do so.
I'd just like to say i always enjoy the waffle at the beginning of your videos. The research you do, the context amd hiatory it provides is 100% why i watch your videos bevause i always learn spmething i didnt know and just makes me appreciate this sport and its history so much more
Your videos really are fantastic mate. Informative, interesting and unique! I've binged watched quite a few, I'd love to see you breakdown the famous Chelsea-barcelona game/juventus referee scandal. Keep it up my guy !!!!
I think the ending shades over that Benitez was on the cusp of a title winning team in 2009, but because the new owners started selling the family silver we'll never know what could've been.
The greatest final I’ve ever seen, not just in football but in any sport. Even as a neutral I can admire it. United fans are embarrassing when they claim the 1999 final was better than the Miracle of Istanbul
@@FootballIconic I respect the 1999 final, especially since they won the treble. It’s a great achievement. But we’ve seen that happen before, a team that leads most of the game at the very end concedes two late goals and loses. But I’ve never seen such a great team like that Milan team and such a mediocre team like the Liverpool team. I still don’t know how they won
Milan '05: "I fear no team, but that team..." *points at Liverpool '05* *"...it scares me."* Also Milan '07: "Oh! Call the ambulance, call the ambulance! *But not for me!"*
I'm a South African and an Arsenal supporter, yet spiritually I was in Istanbul. I witnessed the miracle, perhaps it's my fondness for Stevie G that swayed me. He led from the front like a General, my initial sympathy for him eventually translated into awe that night
I just wanted to tell that i like your videos very much. It is quality content all the way. Buildup really helps understand how a team got to the point that is displayed in the title of the video. To describe simply perfection.
As far as I remember, Owen leaving Liverpool had nothing to do with Rafa Benitez. He has declined to renew his contract when Gerard Houlier was at the club because Liverpool were not competing against Arsenal and Man Utd. Owen never played any minute under Rafa Benitez, at least not in an official match.
The craziest CL Finale in years and it was the very first I've ever watched since this was the season I started watching football regularly. That's propably why I have such fond memories of that era specifically.
My father and I went to see this match at istambul, he's a hardcore rossoneri, I was 15. I was watching them chant ynwa at half time while being 0-3 down... Rest is history.
This final is unforgettable indeed. The first and only time I saw a big burly grown man (my mate, 34 yrs at that time) bawling like a child for hours... Sadly I lost a month wage at that time too...
@ 26:54 - There's the reason why AC Milan lost this game. Shevchenko cursed it for his team mates because you're not supposed to touch the trophy unless you win it. You can see Shevchenko kiss his hand and touch the cup, and ironically it was him who missed the deciding penalty in the shootout that gave Liverpool the European Cup. I never noticed that before. Spooky 😲👀👍
@@JammyGit oh shit ur still alive yh he was never the same after this they had it and sat back any other instances where players touched the cup and lost
@@ConnorKenway63 Yeh mate I think I'm still alive 😆 You'll have to look and find any other players who lost after touching the trophy......let me know by replying to this. If I'm still alive that is 👍
When you show that Valencia team from early 2000 my jaw dropped. I forget how good that team was- Canizares, Pellegrino, Ayala, Djukic, Aimar, Vicente, Albeda...
I'll never forget Traore's own goal, acrobatically I might add against Burnley that season. My word from that to Istanbul...it was something of a fever dream.
Make a video on the beast ,Big Boss Benzema 💪🔥 .He is just one goal away from becoming the all time french goalscorer(for club).Henry has 360 and Benzema 359.His Career has been nothing less than a blockbuster movie.Will love to see your thoughts on his career 😇
Benzema is such an interesting case. Insane in France, Overshadowed by CR7 at Madrid, all the "tape" allegations, now a ballon d'or candidate. What a whirlwind!
@@FootballIconic yeah man ,nothing less than a blockbuster story😅 .Btw really love your videos.Anyone can realise how much love and effort you give in your videos just by seeing the level of research you do .Will really love to see a video from you on Karim Benzema.Keep up the Good work, Icon 🙇♂️😇
in the first half .....the system stank; there was no link between defence/midfield with the attack. it was so obvious. Benitez had played wrong system and had to change this with bringing on D.Hamann; the link of the team was restored and within 15-20 mins of the restart it was 3-3.
Really sorry about some of the audio in the beginning. Spent some time cleaning most of it up, but some parts were still peaking. Won't happen again!
It’s okay man. Your videos are excellent and some small problems won’t change that.
Don’t worry mate, happens to the best of us. Technically Fraudulence is something all content creators face once in a while 😂
Nah its fine mate
More Liverpool videos please 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Nobody gives a fuck we love your amazing content Mr. Football Iconic
My dad has been watching football since like the late 70's. He's always said that this is the greatest game he's ever seen and I can't blame him. Absolutely legendary final
It's not only about the crazy comeback - it's about who Liverpool did it to! Maldini, Nesta, Stam, Cafu, Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf, Rui Costa, Kaka, Crespo, Inzaghi, Shevchenko, Dida, etc. and a top class manager, Ancelotti.
Very shocking
and the team they did it with. With the exception of Steevie, Alonso, Hyppia and maybe Carrager, that was quite the average team. . . .🤣
@@benmungai5978 that team sucked ass. shouldn't have made it to the final
What a team! I miss that Milan, that great team may never come again. Now Liverpool has the stacked team and AC Milan are the underdogs.
@@roncerjani9063 yep, always fun to look back on the football of the 2000s. golden age in my opinion, so many legends
As a Milan fan, I couldn't watch football for the next 3 months after that match, and only recently re-watched the highlights in the past months. Even though we won the 2007, it wasn't exactly a "revenge". I was just delighted for a Champions League triumph, rather than revenge. That being said, even those 6 minutes of madness didn't make me lose respect for Liverpool ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽
At least you guys are back to where you belong. It will take time
Insane comeback against a seriously good Milan side. 3 goals in 5 minutes against them is insane!
@@wilfordcolbert1333 they won the 19 scudetto 😲.
after 2005 i cannot imagine the anxiety when Kuyt scores late on in 2007
@@defeatstatistics7413 Dude, I had 5 heart attacks between that Kuyt goal, and the final whistle. That's when I realized being a Milan fan is not good for my health :))
As A Manchester United fan this was one of the most craziest matches I've ever witnessed
Im not a Liverpool fan infact I dislike them but that night until today i admire them
You forgot to mention my man Jerzy Dudek, that man saved every shot after the first half
Easy to do when you go miles off your line. If Dudek crab walked any more forward when the Milan players were taking their penalties he would've floored them.
@@patiwhite6209 exclude the pens, he saved that rebound from Shevchenko, that was 100% a goal
@@patiwhite6209 still salty after 16 years lol
@@patiwhite6209 the rules of penalties were different back when this game was played.
@@joeheller5879 no they weren't, stop lying
I'm a United fan and I was screaming just as loud as the Liverpool fans when the 3rd goal went in. Something about watching an underdog pull off something so incredible. The beautiful game...
As a supporter of football, you gotta applaud moments like these no matter which team you support haha!
You serious dude?? Underdog? Manu was the underdog 🤦
I 100 agree GGMU 👊
@@aren2naga92 I mean in that final vs Milan they were the underdogs..
@@aren2naga92 you can't be an underdog in a match you're not playing 🤡
“Hello hello here we go”
That replays in my mind rent free
The miracle of istanbul was Dudeks Double save. That save in extra time Killed Shevchenko's spirit that he was totally rattled for the penalty.
Being a liverpool fan is just something special, i just cant explain that feeling .We are a family , we belong to KOP and we will never walk alone
As Milan fans, this is absolute heartbreak. As fan of football, this is absolute beauty.
I know all fans are biased and love their club but being a Liverpool supporter makes you connected to everyone who cheers on the reds. You'll Never Walk Alone is more than a mantra and the manager, players and supporters make that evident every day. Great video mate, Y.N.W.A
Murderers
@@andrei19238 I'm a murderer? Damn I didn't know.
That's a little strong .relax a little.
This was the most amazing watch I’ve ever seen. Dudek played the game of his life!!
Dude was on fire. And if I remember correctly, he had a pretty poor season outside of this match!
@@FootballIconic yeah, he played only in that game because first goalkeeper couldnt play. he was only a bench warmer like 99% of 2nd goalkeepers, but for that game, he is a legend here in Poland.
@@gregrockv This is not true. This was before Pepe Reina arrived. Liverpool didnt have any better goalkeepers at this time. The Reds played awful in the Premier League but in UCL they had really great defense and Dudek was amazing, especially in Chelsea matchup.
This was the match the made me a Liverpool fan. Before then, I was never interested in watching football. That dramatic comeback made me fall in love with the club. And almost 20yrs later, my love for Liverpool FC is stronger than it has ever been.
YNWA mate
It didn't make me a fan, but it made Liverpool my 2nd favorite overall and absolutely favorite in PL.
@@roncerjani9063 what's the first?
@@crobeastness Real Madrid. One of them will have to lose in the final though, and hopefully that's not Real Madrid.
the miracle of istanbul was and always will be hands down the greatest champions league game in history
the liverpool vs barca comeback was good but this final was way beautiful
imo the 6-1 remontada was better game, but miracle of istanbul was better overall because it was in a final.
@@gregrockv yeah and everyone loved the liverpool vs barca comeback but theres one problem, it was only for 2 legs in a semi final
Nah for me it always be 1999 man utd nothing could beat that for me eventhough united wasnt underdog but i cant deny miracle of istanbul was also a great game
@@KEN-tf9sr and now ole is sacked
@@callumpolaa.k.adjvinylrise2543 i know sad to see him leave but nothing could be done
Been a fan of Liverpool since 2004 and that strike from Gerrard and the commentary of “ohh you beauty, what a hit son, what a hit” always brings tears of joy to my eyes.
Thank you sir for this video. 🙏
You’ll never walk alone. ❤️
May the victims of Heysel and Hillsborough rest in peace
I remember this final. I was 13 years old and I was watching the match. And in the 70th minute, my parents sent me outside to play with my friends (most likely because they had adult plans). And I watched the rest of the match through the neighbors' windows on the ground floor. The coolest Champions League final I've ever seen.
Sent you out in the 70th minute of the Champions League Final? In THAT final? Your dad fucking sucks. He that p whipped? He didn’t want to watch the game with you? Mom couldn’t be told to wait 20 minutes? Lol.
Were they planning to do it after liverpool won😂
For me this was the best ucl final ever. 11 players working together as a team beat 11 worldclass players.
A very significant final
Looking at the match now I realise that Milan worked beating themselves in that final. More specifically, Crespo and Shevchenko started playing like middle school kids after the first half. Liverpool had like 10 minutes when they really mean business.
@@gurubivolaru5114 kinda true. But i think you arent giving enough credit to how crazy the comeback was and how skilled liverpool had to be to capitalize on their small window for a comeback.
I can remember being 6 years old in my Liverpool kit being carried around the living room by my dad. One of the happiest moments of my life and will never forget that connection we had that night.
This man deserves 100x his subscribers
No u
Nah. This was basically a clickbait
@@L4wr3nc3810 Huh?
Great video and nice to see you give the younger fans the start of lfc and a bit of history 👍🏾 your best video yet.
Been a liverppol fan 30 years since I was 5. This match I remember more then any. Seen it so many times still remember watching it like it was yesterday. Best final in the cl ever.
Best semi we also hold vs barca. # gini taa n origi masterclass
Massive club. I think a lot of people forgot that due to the PL trophy drought, but no mistaking How important Liverpool is to English and European football!
Appreciate the compliments on the video!
That Shankly address to the fans really gave me goosebumps. Being a Real Madrid, Liverpool is my 2nd favourite club. It's good to see them at the top again.
Support your home team
@@MonTube2006 im sick of this support your home team bs. The team you support chooses you, not the other way around. What if I live in Antartica, should I support Penguins FC?
Come on it’s kind of obvious bandwagon bullshit when someone says something like they’re favorite teams are Real Madrid and Liverpool.
Like based on what? What connects those two teams in any way whatsoever? Where’s the consistency there? And why isn’t your favorite two teams say Real Betis and Everton? Because they don’t win enough. Because you have nothing to connect you to your “favorite” teams. Btw I’ve read like 20 comments and literally 3 of them say Liverpool and Real Madrid are their two favorite teams. Gee what are the odds? Lol. Those teams just happen to be playing each other in this years final and they seem to be everyone’s two all time favorite teams. You don’t have to support your home town team but... We’ll you better have a good reason you don’t. I’m from LA. My favorite teams are the Lakers, the Dodgers, and because we didn’t have a football team for so long and my mom is from Boston and my favorite two players are Tom Brady and Randy Moss, the Patriots. I don’t have a favorite soccer team. I root for Barca a lot because their style of play and Messi. And I love the city in general. One of my favorites and I’ve been all over. But now Messi is gone. Anyway do you think I care even close to the amount about Barca as I do the Lakers or Dodgers? No. As it should be. And once agin it’s no coincidence all these peoples favorite teams are the winningest teams. That’s not what being a real fan is about.
Trust me the people who have been Man City fans their whole lives. Born and raised in Manchester. Lived through decades of being shit and getting shit on by Man U every year. Finally get to see Man City win. They’ve got a hell of a lot more emotion tied up in the team than all the recent bandwagoners. And the joy they feel at Man City winning after watching them lose for so long... It doesn’t even compare to what the new fans who have never even been to Manchester and never lived through all the losing feel. You can’t even compare the two fans. Sure they’re both fans but come on...
Just as the true fans of Barca. Lifelong citizens of Barcelona. Truly understand, not just intellectually but emotionally, the social political ramifications of their Barca fandom. They had grandparents who fought for Republicans in the Spanish Civil War. Had family that was persecuted by Franco. Maybe they were persecuted by Franco themselves. Real Madrid versus Barcelona represents all that and more. Do you really think I would be so naive and disrespectful to say I appreciate Barca on the level they do simply because their style of play appeals to me, Messi is the goat, and I find the cities architecture beautiful, it’s food delicious, it’s people lively? No. So yeah. True fans exist. And when you say shit like your favorite teams are Man City, Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Bayern. Even people that say they like two teams where liking both is mutually exclusive. I hear people say their favorite teams are Real Madrid and Barcelona. Come on. Besides real fans don’t have like 2, 3, 4 favorite teams. They have one. And it’s usually their home town team.
The line about Utd’s recent defending 😂😂 that hit home
Those guys are hopeless 😂🤦♂️
I was 1 when this happened, and I used to live in Liverpool, my dad said it was 3-0 when he left his workplace, and like every 5 minutes, the city seemed to get louder, and by the time he came home after 20 minutes it was 3-3, and he was shocked
he wouldve screamed his arse off for sure
This match is so good, I still watch the uefa film of this final! This match never gets old!
I remember being a 9 year old Liverpool fan living in Manchester and watching this. Jumping on my bed in celebration and coming into school (which was a pretty even split back then between United and City fans in my school) with the smuggest smile on my face
Really appreciate the research you do on club and player histories man. It really adds a lot more to the overall result.
That Milan team was one of the best that have ever played too. You just look through the names and it’s the best of the best in every single position. Truly a miracle.
Excellent video! I've been a proud Liverpool supporter for 19 years. It was great to learn more about their history and to see archival footage...
Pleasure, brother!
Though i am a Manchester United fan i can say that this is probably one of the craziest games ever
Came here expecting it to start off with Istanbul but got so much more. This video was a beautiful tribute to the history of my club. Thank you for caring.
Being a Liverpool fan is a tragedy. You take the highs, but you also have to accept the lows.
Liverpool don't do things the easy way.
The euphoria of The Miracle at Istanbul, the Tragedy of Hillsborough and Hysel, years of mediocrity.
The agony of losing the league by 1 point, the sadness of loss at Kiev, but renewed vigour the next season, winning all the major trophies from Champions League, Club World Cup to League title #19, then the down of covid and decimated squad from injuries.
The Ups and Downs, you take it, because this is the Liverpool Way.
Being a Liverpool fan is a tragedy.
But how ALIVE you feel when you lost to Barcelona 3-0 in the first leg, nobody gave you a chance in the 2nd leg, no Salah, no Firmino, Robertson injured and replaced in 2nd half by Wijnaldum, Milner took over LB, and when the first goal goes in, your heart pound faster, then the 2nd, and 3rd, you are praying for a miracle, then the 4th goal went in, you heart stopped, your brain froze, you couldn't believe it happened!
Being a Liverpool fan is a tragedy.
But you LIVE for those moments.
You are ALIVE in those moments.
This is Liverpool.
This means more.
It's kinda creepy how Fergie said 1-0 to his assistant coach when he saw that Liverpool were making a fool of themselves and the game ended up 1-0... to me, it's just a bone-chilling reminder how punishing and a crazy legendary manager Fergie was.
One of the best if not the best comebacks in football history
Love the video.
This is about my third time watching this video and that very game was played a little over a week past my 6th birthday and in all honesty I hadn't watched a great deal of football at that age and the culture which I was bought up in doesn't consider football as significant ...... Anyway this game changed my life in a way as it was a game that made me love football and more importantly made me a Liverpool fan ....That very game also confirms that the impossible can be made possible only if you believe it is and never give up ...... Liverpool football club also made me grow and develop as a person as the historic games they have played have proven that we are not limited to possibilities with this game being at the heart of it all ..... I know this is a very long comment posted almost 9 months after the video was released and I am telling anyone who will read this 8 years to come that people may point at your flaws and failed dreams and your hideous history but remember you are significant ,your dreams are valid and your past is only a staircase to a future which only you can imagine ...... Thank you Tinashe for the video and the history and everything ,, your work is great and I get more impressed every time I watch this ..... You are the best...ICONIC
Great read! Thanks man!
The Liverpool way is never giving up no matter your odds, the clubs history and fans willed us to win that night, ofcourse the players hit peak in order to do so.
My man "YOU WILL NEVER WALK ALONE"
Oh yes I waited for this thank you
Good Job!
Thanks for your content!
Cheers!
great video
Lifelong liverpool fan here (from Manchester!) and you really did a good job here.
Another Great video and learned a lot about Liverpool
and penchester
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I'd just like to say i always enjoy the waffle at the beginning of your videos. The research you do, the context amd hiatory it provides is 100% why i watch your videos bevause i always learn spmething i didnt know and just makes me appreciate this sport and its history so much more
Insane that this channel only has like 70k subs, super class quality, can really just binge these videos, keep it up mate🙌🏻
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@@FootballIconic You will be hitting a million soon, quality channel
Top class video as always, did not even notice half an hour had passed
Eyy!
Fair play my man, what a well researched video👏🏽
amazing as always
Your videos really are fantastic mate. Informative, interesting and unique! I've binged watched quite a few, I'd love to see you breakdown the famous Chelsea-barcelona game/juventus referee scandal. Keep it up my guy !!!!
One of the greatest videos man, you nailed it
I’m an ignorant American trying to learn as much about football as I can in my 40s, and this channel is invaluable ✅
Life long Liverpool fan and I've learnt a lot about the club in this video cheers!
Brilliant revue!
I think the ending shades over that Benitez was on the cusp of a title winning team in 2009, but because the new owners started selling the family silver we'll never know what could've been.
Well done! What an excellent video. Keep up the good work. Head and shoulders above all the rest my friend.
This is a magnificent video. It looks like an astonishing amount of research went into this, well done!
What a great vid man
Thank you for making this analysis video, always watched the replays and highlights, but never understand the details within it.
The greatest final I’ve ever seen, not just in football but in any sport. Even as a neutral I can admire it. United fans are embarrassing when they claim the 1999 final was better than the Miracle of Istanbul
Both great finals, but I agree this one wins by far in my opinion.
@@FootballIconic I respect the 1999 final, especially since they won the treble. It’s a great achievement. But we’ve seen that happen before, a team that leads most of the game at the very end concedes two late goals and loses. But I’ve never seen such a great team like that Milan team and such a mediocre team like the Liverpool team. I still don’t know how they won
And Geraaaaaaaarrrdddd
Hello
Hello
Here we go
Milan '05: "I fear no team, but that team..."
*points at Liverpool '05*
*"...it scares me."*
Also Milan '07: "Oh! Call the ambulance, call the ambulance! *But not for me!"*
Your videos are always so informative and enjoyable to watch
Great video … loved it’. Thanks.. subscribed
Top quality videos as always
Love this channel
Love you♥️
Great content my man.
You are very funny keep up the good work
Cheers!
I'm a South African and an Arsenal supporter, yet spiritually I was in Istanbul. I witnessed the miracle, perhaps it's my fondness for Stevie G that swayed me. He led from the front like a General, my initial sympathy for him eventually translated into awe that night
your channel is amazing dude, every single one of your videos are class
One reason for Liverpool’s success through the early/mid 2000’s, Rafa Benitez.
The best video I watched about this miracle on TH-cam
Cheers!
Love your videos mate , keep up the good work 💪👍
I just wanted to tell that i like your videos very much. It is quality content all the way. Buildup really helps understand how a team got to the point that is displayed in the title of the video. To describe simply perfection.
Cheers!
Liverpool really said
"call an ambulance but not for me"
😂😂 damn missed opportunity to put that one in
@@FootballIconic you should hold a poll before every video for memes. That is my take after all
U did it again my man DON'T FORGET ME WHEN U HAVE 1M
SUBSCRIBERS I was here in the beginning
My guy!
As far as I remember, Owen leaving Liverpool had nothing to do with Rafa Benitez. He has declined to renew his contract when Gerard Houlier was at the club because Liverpool were not competing against Arsenal and Man Utd. Owen never played any minute under Rafa Benitez, at least not in an official match.
Think he left because he wanted to win the champions league and look what happened when he left Liverpool.
great video as always! I would love to see you cover the 2009/10 treble of inter
It's called a miracle, not a masterclass.
Even the Liverpool players had no idea how they won it.
"That's it from me lads, go out and smash it"
Was delivered so perfectly dry, its amazing.
UEFA Cup Final 2001 was also an great Final with Liverpool
The craziest CL Finale in years and it was the very first I've ever watched since this was the season I started watching football regularly. That's propably why I have such fond memories of that era specifically.
My father and I went to see this match at istambul, he's a hardcore rossoneri, I was 15. I was watching them chant ynwa at half time while being 0-3 down... Rest is history.
That yellow T90 ball is one of my faves- remember waking up early before school to kick it around the garden.
I love your videos so much bro it always puts me in a better mood. Thank you for keeping me entertained 🙏🏾
I became an AC Milan fan in 2012.. I watched this match in 2013 and even then, I got so mad when they lost lol
I never watched it as i was 2 years only by that time but 3 goal comeback in champion league final in just 15 minutes surely sounds like a miracle.
This final is unforgettable indeed. The first and only time I saw a big burly grown man (my mate, 34 yrs at that time) bawling like a child for hours... Sadly I lost a month wage at that time too...
@ 26:54 - There's the reason why AC Milan lost this game. Shevchenko cursed it for his team mates because you're not supposed to touch the trophy unless you win it. You can see Shevchenko kiss his hand and touch the cup, and ironically it was him who missed the deciding penalty in the shootout that gave Liverpool the European Cup. I never noticed that before. Spooky 😲👀👍
Idk y he decided 2 shoot at Dudek
@@ConnorKenway63 Cos he touched the cup mate, his head went 👍✌️
@@JammyGit oh shit ur still alive yh he was never the same after this they had it and sat back any other instances where players touched the cup and lost
@@ConnorKenway63 Yeh mate I think I'm still alive 😆
You'll have to look and find any other players who lost after touching the trophy......let me know by replying to this. If I'm still alive that is 👍
@@JammyGit Gattuso touched the trophy at half time and i think Zidane aldi touched world cup trophy
When you show that Valencia team from early 2000 my jaw dropped. I forget how good that team was- Canizares, Pellegrino, Ayala, Djukic, Aimar, Vicente, Albeda...
who the f**k is the person who disliked this video... this was so well made and analyzed
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I'll never forget Traore's own goal, acrobatically I might add against Burnley that season. My word from that to Istanbul...it was something of a fever dream.
Another great vid as always bro keep it up👍👍😀👍
Make a video on the beast ,Big Boss Benzema 💪🔥 .He is just one goal away from becoming the all time french goalscorer(for club).Henry has 360 and Benzema 359.His Career has been nothing less than a blockbuster movie.Will love to see your thoughts on his career 😇
Yeah will love to see his take on Benzema’s career.His career was full of up and downs and now he is enjoying the form of his life💙
Benzema is such an interesting case. Insane in France, Overshadowed by CR7 at Madrid, all the "tape" allegations, now a ballon d'or candidate. What a whirlwind!
@@FootballIconic yeah man ,nothing less than a blockbuster story😅 .Btw really love your videos.Anyone can realise how much love and effort you give in your videos just by seeing the level of research you do .Will really love to see a video from you on Karim Benzema.Keep up the Good work, Icon 🙇♂️😇
My favourite football match/story. Don’t think it’ll ever be topped.
in the first half .....the system stank; there was no link between defence/midfield with the attack. it was so obvious. Benitez had played wrong system and had to change this with bringing on D.Hamann; the link of the team was restored and within 15-20 mins of the restart it was 3-3.
11:16, "Yeah that's right, I played in it, I was goalkeeper for Liverpool"
26:11
the most perfect team ever made, proud im a liverpool fan and won this miracle
If you watching this after the World Cup final you know what was the greatest final in football history then
can you make one like this but about barca and their downfall? just a suggestion, great video btw!
Definitely got some Barca content planned for the future!
@@FootballIconic thanks! looking forward to it
I know I ask every vid but pls make a baggio or Zizou vid especially baggio he is so underrated
I've asked about baggio too