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External links[edit]
2005 UEFA Champions League Final Official Site (Archived)

Post-match events[edit]
Liverpool’s triumph marked their fifth European Cup and the first by an English team since Manchester United had defeated Bayern Munich in the 1999 final in Barcelona. By winning the European Cup for a fifth time, Liverpool earned the privilege of wearing a multiple-winner badge and the right to keep the trophy (under normal competition rules, the winning club can keep the trophy for only 10 months, as they must deliver it to UEFA two months before the next year’s final). The 2005–06 participants competed for a new identical trophy.[27] The rule to keep the trophy, which had been in effect since the 1968–69 season,[28] was changed for the 2009–10 season, so that the actual trophy remained with UEFA at all times, thus Liverpool was the fifth and last club to accomplish the feat.[29]
The Liverpool team parading the Champions League trophy in Liverpool city centre after their victory.
Liverpool celebrated their victory by parading the trophy around Liverpool in an open-top double-decker bus the day after the final. They were cheered by approximately 1 million supporters, with an estimated 300,000 fans located around St George’s Hall – the final destination of the parade. Business experts estimated that one in five workers took time off following the victory. It was also estimated that Liverpudlians drank around 10,000 bottles of champagne after the match, with supermarket chain Sainsbury’s stating: "We’ve never seen anything like it. We would usually expect to sell this much champagne at Christmas".[30]
The European Champion Clubs’ Cup trophy won by Liverpool in Istanbul, on display in the club’s museum a few weeks after the match.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez admitted after the match that the manner of his side’s victory had stunned him and he stated: "My problem is that I don’t have words to express the things that I feel at this moment".[31] Praise for Liverpool also came from outside England, including from Argentine legend Diego Maradona, who said, "Even the Brazil team that won the 1970 World Cup could not have staged a comeback with Milan leading 3–0...The English club proved that miracles really do exist. I’ve now made Liverpool my English team. They showed that football is the most beautiful sport of all. You knew they could defend, but the team showed they could play too and wrote a page in the history books. The match will last forever. The Liverpool supporters didn’t let me go to sleep the night before. There were 10 of them to every three Milan supporters. They showed their unconditional support at half-time when they were losing 3–0 and still they didn’t stop singing."[32]
Benítez was also prepared to break up his winning side after the final with a number of players expected to leave the club to make way for new arrivals. One of those leaving was Vladimír Šmicer, who had scored Liverpool’s second goal in Istanbul, and whose contract was known not to be renewed before the final, meaning he entered knowing the final was his last game for the club.
Milan were similarly astonished at the manner in which they had lost the final. Manager Carlo Ancelotti said, "We had six minutes of madness in which we threw away the position we had reached until then".[33] The result compounded Milan’s failure to win Serie A a week before the match. Milan’s vice-president, Adriano Galliani, played down the loss, asserting: "Even if we come second in the league, and second in the Champions League, this is not a disastrous season for us". Captain Paolo Maldini was less optimistic, stating that the reverse was a "huge disappointment", but he added that Milan would accept the defeat and "go out with their heads high".[33]
Much discussion after the final centered on the future of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard who had been linked with a move to rivals Chelsea. Gerrard stated in the immediate aftermath of the victory, "How can I think of leaving Liverpool after a night like this?"[34] Media reports then quoted Gerrard as saying he wished to leave Liverpool, citing events that had occurred in the month after the Champions League victory as the reason. On 6 July, however, Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry released a statement confirming that Gerrard would remain at the club,[35] and Gerrard signed a new four-year contract on 8 July.[36]
Despite winning the competition, Liverpool’s place in next season’s Champions League was still in doubt. Prior to the 2005 Champions League Final, The Football Association had decided on 5 May that only the top four finishers in the Premier League would qualify and Liverpool ended their domestic season in fifth place behind Everton. UEFA initially maintained that each country could only have four Champions League spots and suggested that the FA could nominate Liverpool instead of Everton.[37] Liverpool faced a three-week wait to discover if they would be allowed to defend their title. UEFA came to a decision on 10 June, confirming that both Everton and Liverpool would be able to compete in the Champions League; however, Liverpool were entered into the first qualifying ro

Second half[edit]
When you get homesick, nothing will stop you returning to the arms of those you love...
The European Cup didn’t fancy Paolo. She wanted Steven, but it took a series of remarkable chat-up lines from the Liverpool manager to ensure his skipper got his wicked way.
The only reason Liverpool weren’t fatally wounded by a first half blitz is the fortunate fact immortals can’t be destroyed.
Gerrard and company have rewritten football "possibilities" throughout this campaign, but even the heroic efforts of Olympiakos, Juventus and Chelsea were rendered insignificant compared to this.
It shouldn’t have happened. Some of us aren’t convinced it did. Only the pinch marks confirm it. We thought it was all over. It wasn’t.
“”
The Liverpool Echo match report[20]
Steven Gerrard scored a goal and won a penalty as Liverpool came from behind to win the final
At the start of the second half, Liverpool made a substitution with Dietmar Hamann replacing Steve Finnan and also changed to a 3–5–2 formation to reduce the deficit, with Riise and Šmicer on the flanks, Alonso and Hamann as holding midfielders and Gerrard playing as an attacking midfielder. Liverpool had the best chance early on with Xabi Alonso sending an effort from 35 yards (32 m) narrowly past Milan’s right hand post. Two minutes later, Shevchenko forced a save from Dudek with a strong free kick from just outside the Liverpool box.
A minute after this, Liverpool scored through captain Gerrard, who connected with Riise’s cross and lofted a header past Dida. Soon afterwards, Liverpool scored again as Šmicer beat Dida with a long-range shot into the bottom left-hand corner to leave Liverpool a goal behind. Three minutes after Šmicer’s goal, Liverpool were awarded a penalty, after Gerrard made a run into the Milan box for Baros’ lay-off and was brought down by Gennaro Gattuso. Xabi Alonso’s penalty was saved, but he scored from the rebound to equalise for Liverpool. Milan and Liverpool had chances to take the lead after this, but Clarence Seedorf and Riise failed to score.
Milan almost took the lead in the 70th minute, after Dudek dropped a low cross towards Shevchenko, whose effort was cleared off the line by Traore. Gerrard then had a chance to score but he sent his shot over the crossbar. About ten minutes later García could not control a pass from Gerrard which led to a Milan attack, Crespo played the ball back to Kaka, whose subsequent shot was blocked by Jamie Carragher. A number of substitutions were made before the end of full-time with Liverpool replacing Milan Baroš with Djibril Cissé, while Milan replaced Hernán Crespo and Clarence Seedorf with Jon Dahl Tomasson and Serginho respectively. Milan had the last chance before full-time but Kaka failed to direct Jaap Stam’s header towards goal, meaning the final would go to extra time for the 13th time in the competition’s history.[21]
Extra time[edit]
Liverpool kicked off the first half of extra time. Pirlo had a chance in the early stages, but he put his shot over the crossbar. Tomasson came close in the later stages of the first period of extra time, but he could not make contact with the ball. Vladimír Šmicer required treatment for cramp towards the end of the first period, as a number of Liverpool players felt fatigued. Liverpool had the most of the early exchanges after winning two corners, but could not score. Shortly afterwards, Milan make their final substitution replacing Gennaro Gattuso with Rui Costa. The best chance of the second half came near the end when Shevchenko shot at goal. Dudek saved only for it to rebound back out to Shevchenko, who again shot from under 6 yards (5.5 m), which Dudek again saved by pushing the shot over the bar. Liverpool had one last chance at the end of extra time, but John Arne Riise’s free kick shot was blocked and following this the referee signalled the end of extra time, which meant a penalty shoot-out would decide the championship.[21]
Penalties[edit]
Liverpool and Milan had each won their last European Cups after winning penalty shoot-outs, and it was also the second time in three years that the final would be decided this way - previously, in the 2003 all-Italian final at Old Trafford, Milan had defeated Juventus 3–2.[19] Milan were first to take a penalty, but Serginho - who had taken Milan’s first penalty in 2003 and scored - shot over the crossbar after attempts from Jerzy Dudek to distract him, which mimicked Bruce Grobbelaar’s "spaghetti legs" antics during the shootout in the 1984 final against Roma. Dietmar Hamann took Liverpool’s first penalty and, despite having a broken toe,[22] he scored to put Liverpool 1–0 up. Andrea Pirlo was next for Milan, and his penalty was saved by Dudek who dove to his right. Cisse then scored his penalty to put Liverpool 2–0 up. Tomasson scored Milan’s next penalty to make the score 2–1 in Liverpool’s favour. Riise was next for Liverpool, but his penalty was saved by Dida. Kaká then scored the subsequent penalty to level the scores at 2–2. Vladimír Šmicer took the next Liverpool penalty, and he scored to give them a one-

Build-up[edit]
The Atatürk Olympic Stadium held the final
The 2005 final was the sixth time Liverpool had reached the final and it was their first appearance since the 1985 European Cup Final, when they lost 1–0 to Juventus and were subsequently banned from European competition for an indefinite period due to the Heysel Stadium disaster. They had previously won the European Cup on four occasions in 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1984. The match was Milan’s tenth appearance in the final. They had won on six occasions (1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003), and lost three times (1958, 1993, 1995). In total the teams had participated in 14 finals between them.[9] Prior to the game, Milan were assured of entering the Champions League next season after finishing second in Serie A.[10] Liverpool meanwhile had failed to finish in the top four in the Premier League, and had to win the final to enter the competition the following season. Even if they did win the match, they were not assured of a place after UEFA failed to confirm whether they would allow Liverpool to defend the championship.[11] The Football Association supported Liverpool, stating, "We have already submitted a written request to have an additional place, should they win the Champions League".[12] Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti had his own view on the situation: "I think a team that wins should have the right to defend it but we may just do the English federation a favour and solve this."[13]
Each team was allocated 20,000 tickets for the final, out of a total of 69,500. UEFA auctioned 7,500 tickets for the final through its website, while another 14,500 were distributed to its "football family". The Turkish Football Federation also had 7,500 tickets available for fans from their country, but there were concerns these tickets would be sold on the black market. Hotel rooms in the city were scarce, with the 100,000 available quickly booked by travel agents and fans.[14] 30,000 Liverpool fans made the trip to Istanbul, but only 20,000 were expected to have tickets. The BBC reported early arrivals were lively but there was no violence and the mood between the two fans was friendly.[15]
Milan were regarded as favourites and their team included many players who had experienced success in the competition. The most notable was captain Paolo Maldini, who had won the competition four times previously, all with Milan, and Clarence Seedorf who had won the competition three times with three different clubs. Liverpool had been considered underdogs throughout the competition, but had beaten more favoured opposition, including Juventus and Chelsea, to reach the final. Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez acknowledged this: "Maybe Milan are favourites, but we have confidence, and we can win".[16] Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger felt Liverpool would win the match: "I fancy Liverpool as Milan look jaded physically and certainly mentally, by losing the [Serie A] title, I think they have never had a better chance than now to beat Milan." Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher was not so optimistic, stating that the Liverpool side were not as good as the one that had won the 2001 UEFA Cup Final: "No disrespect to the squad we have got now but it is obvious we are not as strong as we were when we won the UEFA Cup in 2001. Back then we had a settled team and that season when we went into games against Barcelona and Roma, we always felt we were as good as them."[17]
Milan were expected to field a 4–4–2 formation, and there was much speculation about who would partner Andriy Shevchenko in attack. Filippo Inzaghi and Jon Dahl Tomasson were touted, but it was expected that on-loan striker Hernán Crespo would be chosen. This was echoed by Milan manager Ancelotti: "I will not say if he will play from the start, but he will definitely play."[16] Liverpool were also expected to adopt a 4–4–2 formation. Dietmar Hamann was expected to start ahead of Igor Bišćan, and when questioned over whether Djibril Cissé or Milan Baroš would start as main striker, Benítez replied, "Both are good enough, maybe both can play, why not?"[16]
Match[edit]
First half[edit]
Milan captain Paolo Maldini scored in the first minute of the match
Liverpool fielded a 4–4–1–1 formation, with the surprise inclusion in the squad being Harry Kewell, who played just behind Milan Baroš, who himself had been picked ahead of Djibril Cissé. The inclusion of Kewell meant Dietmar Hamann was left on the substitutes’ bench and Xabi Alonso and Steven Gerrard started in the centre of midfield. Milan fielded a 4–4–2 diamond formation, with Hernán Crespo preferred to Jon Dahl Tomasson and Filippo Inzaghi, who was not included in the match day squad. Liverpool lined up in their red home kit, whilst Milan wore a changed strip of all white. Liverpool won the toss and kicked off.[18][19]
Milan scored within the first minute of the match after captain Paolo Maldini volleyed in an Andrea Pirlo free kick that had been conceded by Djimi Traoré. The goal made Maldini the oldest scorer in the history of the competition.[19] Liverpool responded almost immediately; John A

Route to the final[edit]
For more details on this topic, see 2004–05 UEFA Champions League.
Teams qualified for the Champions League group stage, either directly or through three preliminary rounds, based on both their position in the preceding domestic league and the strength of that league.[5] Each club needed to progress through the group stage and knockout rounds to reach the final, playing 12 matches in total. Liverpool finished second in their group behind 2004 Champions League runners-up AS Monaco and subsequently beat Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus and Chelsea to progress to the final. Milan won their group ahead of Barcelona and faced Manchester United, Internazionale and PSV Eindhoven before reaching the final.[6] Liverpool entered the competition in the third qualifying round after finishing fourth in the 2003–04 FA Premier League. They faced Austrian side Grazer AK and won the first leg 2–0 at Grazer after two goals from captain Steven Gerrard. They lost the second leg 1–0 at Anfield but progressed to the group stage by virtue of winning the tie 2–1 on aggregate. Milan entered the competition in the group stage after winning Serie A. The group stages were contested as eight double round-robin groups of four teams, the top two qualifying for the knockout stages.[7] Knockout ties were decided based on home and away matches.[8]
Italy Milan Round England Liverpool
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Third qualifying round Austria Grazer AK 2–1 2–0 (A) 0–1 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 (A) Matchday 1 France Monaco 2–0 (H)
Scotland Celtic 3–1 (H) Matchday 2 Greece Olympiacos 0–1 (A)
Spain Barcelona 1–0 (H) Matchday 3 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 (H)
Spain Barcelona 1–2 (A) Matchday 4 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 (A)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 4–0 (H) Matchday 5 France Monaco 0–1 (A)
Scotland Celtic 0–0 (A) Matchday 6 Greece Olympiacos 3–1 (H)
Group F winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Milan 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13
Spain Barcelona 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6
Scotland Celtic 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5
Final standings Group A runners-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Monaco 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12
England Liverpool 6 3 1 2 6 3 +3 10
Greece Olympiacos 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 0 2 4 0 9 −9 2
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
England Manchester United 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H) First knockout round Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6–2 3–1 (H) 3–1 (A)
Italy Internazionale 5–0 2–0 (H) 3–0 (A) Quarter-finals Italy Juventus 2–1 2–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3–3 (a) 2–0 (H) 1–3 (A) Semi-finals England Chelsea 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)

Italy Milan Round England Liverpool
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Third qualifying round Austria Grazer AK 2–1 2–0 (A) 0–1 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 (A) Matchday 1 France Monaco 2–0 (H)
Scotland Celtic 3–1 (H) Matchday 2 Greece Olympiacos 0–1 (A)
Spain Barcelona 1–0 (H) Matchday 3 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 (H)
Spain Barcelona 1–2 (A) Matchday 4 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 (A)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 4–0 (H) Matchday 5 France Monaco 0–1 (A)
Scotland Celtic 0–0 (A) Matchday 6 Greece Olympiacos 3–1 (H)
Group F winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Milan 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13
Spain Barcelona 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6
Scotland Celtic 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5
Final standings Group A runners-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Monaco 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12
England Liverpool 6 3 1 2 6 3 +3 10
Greece Olympiacos 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10
Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 0 2 4 0 9 −9 2
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
England Manchester United 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H) First knockout round Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6–2 3–1 (H) 3–1 (A)
Italy Internazionale 5–0 2–0 (H) 3–0 (A) Quarter-finals Italy Juventus 2–1 2–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3–3 (a) 2–0 (H) 1–3 (A) Semi-finals England Chelsea 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Build-up[edit]
The Atatürk Olympic Stadium held the final
The 2005 final was the sixth time Liverpool had reached the final and it was their first appearance since the 1985 European Cup Final, when they lost 1–0 to Juventus and were subsequently banned from European competition for an indefinite period due to the Heysel Stadium disaster. They had previously won the European Cup on four occasions in 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1984. The match was Milan’s tenth appearance in the final. They had won on six occasions (1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003), and lost three times (1958, 1993, 1995). In total the teams had participated in 14 finals between them.[9] Prior to the game, Milan were assured of entering the Champions League next season after finishing second in Serie A.[10] Liverpool meanwhile had failed to finish in the top four in the Premier League, and had to win the final to enter the competition the following season. Even if they did win the match, they were not assured of a place after UEFA failed to confirm whether they would allow Liverpool to defend the championship.[11] The Football Association supported Liverpool, stating, "We have already submitted a written request to have an additional place, should they win the Champions League".[12] Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti had his own view on the situation: "I think a team that wins should have the right to defend it but we may just do the English federation a favour and solve this."[13]
Each team was allocated 20,000 tickets for the final, out of a total of 69,500. UEFA auctioned 7,500 tickets for the final through its website, while another 14,500 were distributed to its "football family". The Turkish Football Federation also had 7,500 tickets available for fans from their country, but there were concerns these tickets would be sold on the black market. Hotel rooms in the city were scarce, with the 100,000 available quickly booked by travel agents and fans.[14] 30,000 Liverpool fans made the trip to Istanbul, but only 20,000 were expected to have tickets. The BBC reported early arrivals were lively but there was no violence and the mood between the two fans was friendly.[15]
Milan were regarded as favourites and their team included many players who had experienced success in the competition. The most notable was captain Paolo Maldini, who had won the competition four times previously, all with Milan, and Clarence Seedorf who had won the competition three times with three different clubs. Liverpool had been considered underdogs throughout the competition, but had beaten more favoured opposition, including Juventus and Chelsea, to reach the final. Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez acknowledged this: "Maybe Milan are favourites, but we have confidence, and we can win".[16] Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger felt Liverpool would win the match: "I fancy Liverpool as Milan look jaded physically and certainly mentally, by losing the [Serie A] title, I think they have never had a better chance than now to beat Milan." Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher was not so optimistic, stating that the Liverpool side were not as good as the one that had won the 2001 UEFA Cup Final: "No disrespect to the squad we have got now but it is obvious we are not as strong as we were when we won the UEFA Cup in 2001. Back then we had a settled team and that season when we went into games against Barcelona and Roma, we always felt we were as good as them."[17]
Milan were expected to field a 4–4–2 formation, and there was much speculation about who would partner Andriy Shevchenko in attack. Filippo Inzaghi and Jon Dahl Tomasson were touted, but it was expected that on-loan striker Hernán Crespo would be chosen. This was echoed by Milan manager Ance

2005 UEFA Champions League Final
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2005 UEFA Champions League Final
Final2005.jpg
Event 2004–05 UEFA Champions League
Milan Liverpool
Italy England
3 3
After extra time
Liverpool won 3–2 on penalties
Date 25 May 2005
Venue Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
Man of the Match Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)[1]
Referee Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Attendance 69,600[2]
Weather Clear night
18 °C (64 °F)
78% humidity[3]
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The 2005 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, Europe’s primary club football competition. The showpiece event was contested between Liverpool of England and Milan of Italy at the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on 25 May 2005. Liverpool, who had won the competition four times, were appearing in their sixth final, and their first since 1985. Milan, who had won the competition six times, were appearing in their second final in three years and tenth overall.
Each club needed to progress through the group stage and knockout rounds to reach the final, playing 12 matches in total. Liverpool finished second in their group behind 2004 runners-up AS Monaco and subsequently beat Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus and Chelsea to progress to the final. Milan won their group ahead of Barcelona and faced Manchester United, Internazionale and PSV Eindhoven before reaching the final.
Milan were regarded as favourites before the match and took the lead within the first minute through captain Paolo Maldini. Milan striker Hernán Crespo added two more goals before half-time to make it 3–0. In the second half Liverpool launched a comeback and scored three goals in a dramatic six-minute spell to level the scores at 3–3, with goals from Steven Gerrard, Vladimír Šmicer and Xabi Alonso. The scores remained the same during extra time, and a penalty shoot-out was required to decide the champions. The score was 3–2 to Liverpool when Andriy Shevchenko’s penalty was saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek. Thus Liverpool won their fifth European Cup, were awarded the trophy permanently, and claimed 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. [4]
Contents [hide]
1 Route to the final
2 Build-up
3 Match
3.1 First half
3.2 Second half
3.3 Extra time
3.4 Penalties
3.5 Details
3.6 Statistics
4 Post-match events
5 References
6 External links
Route to the final[edit]
For more details on this topic, see 2004–05 UEFA Champions League.
Teams qualified for the Champions League group stage, either directly or through three preliminary rounds, based on both their position in the preceding domestic league and the strength of that league.[5] Each club needed to progress through the group stage and knockout rounds to reach the final, playing 12 matches in total. Liverpool finished second in their group behind 2004 Champions League runners-up AS Monaco and subsequently beat Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus and Chelsea to progress to the final. Milan won their group ahead of Barcelona and faced Manchester United, Internazionale and PSV Eindhoven before reaching the final.[6] Liverpool entered the competition in the third qualifying round after finishing fourth in the 2003–04 FA Premier League. They faced Austrian side Grazer AK and won the first leg 2–0 at Grazer after two goals from captain Steven Gerrard. They lost the second leg 1–0 at Anfield but progressed to the group stage by virtue of winning the tie 2–1 on aggregate. Milan entered the competition in the group stage after winning Serie A. The group stages were contested as eight double round-robin groups of four teams, the top two qualifying for the knockout stages.[7] Knockout ties were decided based on home and away matches.[8]

First knockout round[edit]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chelsea England 2–3 Spain Barcelona 1–2 1–1
Real Madrid Spain 0–1 England Arsenal 0–1 0–0
Werder Bremen Germany 4–4 (a) Italy Juventus 3–2 1–2
Bayern Munich Germany 2–5 Italy Milan 1–1 1–4
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–5 France Lyon 0–1 0–4
Ajax Netherlands 2–3 Italy Internazionale 2–2 0–1
Benfica Portugal 3–0 England Liverpool 1–0 2–0
Rangers Scotland 3–3 (a) Spain Villarreal 2–2 1–1
Quarter-finals[edit]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal England 2–0 Italy Juventus 2–0 0–0
Lyon France 1–3 Italy Milan 0–0 1–3
Internazionale Italy 2–2 (a) Spain Villarreal 2–1 0–1
Benfica Portugal 0–2 Spain Barcelona 0–0 0–2
Semi-finals[edit]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal England 1–0 Spain Villarreal 1–0 0–0
Milan Italy 0–1 Spain Barcelona 0–1 0–0
Final[edit]
Main article: 2006 UEFA Champions League Final
17 May 2006
20:45 CEST
Barcelona Spain 2–1 England Arsenal
Eto’o Goal 76’
Belletti Goal 81’ Report Campbell Goal 37’
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 79,610
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Statistics[edit]
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.
Top goalscorers[edit]
Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Italy Milan 9 950
2 Brazil Ronaldinho Spain Barcelona 7 1078
3 France David Trezeguet Italy Juventus 6 733
Cameroon Samuel Eto’o Spain Barcelona 6 978
5 Brazil Adriano Italy Internazionale 5 679
France Johan Micoud Germany Werder Bremen 5 720
France Thierry Henry England Arsenal 5 931
Brazil Kaká Italy Milan 5 986
9 Argentina Julio Cruz Italy Internazionale 4 370
Italy Filippo Inzaghi Italy Milan 4 394
Italy Vincenzo Iaquinta Italy Udinese 4 434
Norway John Carew France Lyon 4 623
Denmark Peter Løvenkrands Scotland Rangers 4 656
Brazil Juninho France Lyon 4 691
Source: Top Scorers – Final – Wednesday 17 May 2006 (after match) (accessed 17 May 2006)
Top assists[edit]
Rank Player Team Assists Minutes played
1 South Africa Steven Pienaar Netherlands Ajax 4 614
France Johan Micoud Germany Werder Bremen 4 720
Cameroon Samuel Eto’o Spain Barcelona 4 980
Brazil Ronaldinho Spain Barcelona 4 1079
5 Italy Stefano Mauri Italy Udinese 3 132
Paraguay Nelson Valdez Germany Werder Bremen 3 462
Serbia Dejan Stanković Italy Internazionale 3 472
Norway Øyvind Storflor Norway Rosenborg 3 478
Brazil Lincoln Germany Schalke 04 3 540
England David Beckham Spain Real Madrid 3 620
Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd Italy Juventus 3 661
Brazil Juninho France Lyon 3 694
Spain José Antonio Reyes England Arsenal 3 782
Brazil Serginho Italy Milan 3 799
Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Italy Milan 3 951
Source:[3]
See also[edit]
2005–06 UEFA Cup
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2005/06" (PDF). March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
Jump up ^ "Old and new meet in Monaco". UEFA.com. 25 August 2005.
Jump up ^ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Assists". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
External links[edit]
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Group stage[edit]
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage
2005–06 UEFA Champions League is located in Europe RapidRapid AnderlechtAnderlecht BruggeBrugge SpartaSparta ChelseaChelsea ArsenalArsenal LiverpoolLiverpool Man. UnitedMan. United BetisBetis VillarealVillareal Real MadridReal Madrid BarcelonaBarcelona LyonLyon LilleLille BayernBayern SchalkeSchalke BremenBremen OlympiacosOlympiacos PanathinaikosPanathinaikos JuventusJuventus MilanMilan InternazionaleInternazionale UdineseUdinese PSVPSV AjaxAjax RosenborgRosenborg BenficaBenfica PortoPorto RangersRangers ThunThun ArtmediaArtmedia FenerbahçeFenerbahçe
Location of teams of the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown pog.svg Brown: Group A; Red pog.svg Red: Group B; Orange pog.svg Orange: Group C; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group D;
Green pog.svg Green: Group E; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group F; Purple pog.svg Purple: Group G; Pink pog.svg Pink: Group H.
16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and 6 second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams each. Normally two teams from the same association cannot be drawn in the same group. However, because of the abnormal qualification of Liverpool as title holders despite not having finished in the top four of the English league, Liverpool were not given "country protection" in the draw for the group stages. In the event they were drawn in the same group as Chelsea. The top 2 teams in each group advanced to the Champions League knock-out stage, while the third-placed teams advanced to the Round of 32 in the UEFA Cup.
Tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]
Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
Total goals scored in all group matches.
Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.
Real Betis, Villarreal, Udinese, Thun and Artmedia made their debut appearance in the group stage.[2]
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that progressed to the first knockout round
Teams that progressed to the UEFA Cup
Group A[edit]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus 6 5 0 1 12 5 +7 15
Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 13
Belgium Club Brugge 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7
Austria Rapid Wien 6 0 0 6 3 15 −12 0
BAY BRU JUV RAP
Bayern Munich – 1–0 2–1 4–0
Club Brugge 1–1 – 1–2 3–2
Juventus 2–1 1–0 – 3–0
Rapid Wien 0–1 0–1 1–3 –
Group B[edit]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Arsenal 6 5 1 0 10 2 +8 16
Netherlands Ajax 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
Switzerland Thun 6 1 1 4 4 9 −5 4
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 0 2 4 2 9 −7 2
AJA ARS SPR THU
Ajax – 1–2 2–1 2–0
Arsenal 0–0 – 3–0 2–1
Sparta Prague 1–1 0–2 – 0–0
Thun 2–4 0–1 1–0 –
Group C[edit]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6 5 1 0 16 2 +14 16
Germany Werder Bremen 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7
Italy Udinese 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7
Greece Panathinaikos 6 1 1 4 4 16 −12 4
BAR PAN UDI BRM
Barcelona – 5–0 4–1 3–1
Panathinaikos 0–0 – 1–2 2–1
Udinese 0–2 3–0 – 1–1
Werder Bremen 0–2 5–1 4–3 –
Group D[edit]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Villarreal 6 2 4 0 3 1 +2 10
Portugal Benfica 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
France Lille 6 1 3 2 1 2 −1 6
England Manchester United 6 1 3 2 3 4 −1 6
BEN LIL MU VIL
Benfica – 1–0 2–1 0–1
Lille 0–0 – 1–0 0–0
Manchester United 2–1 0–0 – 0–0
Villarreal 1–1 1–0 0–0 –
Group E[edit]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Milan 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 4 6 −2 10
Germany Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 8
Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4
FEN MIL PSV SCH
Fenerbahçe – 0–4 3–0 3–3
Milan 3–1 – 0–0 3–2
PSV Eindhoven 2–0 1–0 – 1–0
Schalke 04 2–0 2–2 3–0 –
Group F[edit]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Lyon 6 5 1 0 13 4 +9 16
Spain Real Madrid 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
Norway Rosenborg 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4
Greece Olympiacos 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4
OL OLY RM ROS
Lyon – 2–1 3–0 2–1
Olympiacos 1–4 – 2–1 1–3
Real Madrid 1–1 2–1 – 4–1
Rosenborg 0–1 1–1 0–2 –
Group G[edit]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Liverpool 6 3 3 0 6 1 +5 12
England Chelsea 6 3 2 1 7 1 +6 11
Spain Real Betis 6 2 1 3 3 7 −4 7
Belgium Anderlecht 6 1 0 5 1 8 −7 3
AND CHE LIV BET
Anderlecht – 0–2 0–1 0–1
Chelsea 1–0 – 0–0 4–0
Liverpool 3–0 0–0 – 0–0
Real Betis 0–1 1–0 1–2 –
Group H[edit]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Internazionale 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
Scotland Rangers 6 1 4 1 7 7 0 7
Slovakia Artmedia 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6
Portugal Porto 6 1 2 3 8 9 −1 5
ART INT POR RAN
Artmedia – 0–1 0–0 2–2
Internazionale 4–0 – 2–1 1–0
Porto 2–3 2–0 – 1–1
Rangers 0–0 1–1 3–2 –
Knockout stage[edit]
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Bracket[edit]
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Spain Real Madrid 0 0 0
England Arsenal 1 0 1
England Arsenal 2 0 2
Italy Juventus 0 0 0
Germany Werder Bremen 3 1 4
Italy Juventus (a) 2 2 4
England Arsenal 1 0 1
Spain Villarreal 0 0 0
Netherlands Ajax 2 0 2
Italy Internazionale 2 1 3
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2005–06 UEFA Champions League
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2005–06 UEFA Champions League
World championships in athletics 2003 Paris Saint-Denis stadium.jpg
The final was played at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
Tournament details
Dates 13 September 2005 – 17 May 2006 (competition proper)
Teams 32 (group stage)
74 (total)
Final positions
Champions Spain Barcelona (2nd title)
Runners-up England Arsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played 125
Goals scored 294 (2.35 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko
(9 goals)
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The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League was the 51st season of UEFA’s premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League and the 14th since it was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992. 74 teams from 50 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played on 12 July 2005.
The tournament ended with a final between Arsenal and Barcelona at Stade de France, Paris, on 17 May 2006. Barcelona won 2–1 with Juliano Belletti scoring a late winner. Arsenal had taken the lead through a Sol Campbell header in the 37th minute, despite Jens Lehmann being sent off in the 18th minute. Samuel Eto’o brought Barcelona back on level terms in the 76th minute before Belletti scored the winner five minutes later.
The defending champions Liverpool were eliminated by Benfica in the first knockout round.
Contents [hide]
1 Qualifying rounds
1.1 First qualifying round
1.2 Second qualifying round
1.3 Third qualifying round
2 Group stage
2.1 Group A
2.2 Group B
2.3 Group C
2.4 Group D
2.5 Group E
2.6 Group F
2.7 Group G
2.8 Group H
3 Knockout stage
3.1 Bracket
3.2 First knockout round
3.3 Quarter-finals
3.4 Semi-finals
3.5 Final
4 Statistics
4.1 Top goalscorers
4.2 Top assists
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Qualifying rounds[edit]
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
First qualifying round[edit]
See also: Liverpool F.C. 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualification
Title-holders Liverpool, as well as 23 league champions from countries ranked 27 or lower on the 2004 UEFA ranking, were drawn against each other and played two matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the second qualifying round. Though they finished fifth in the Premier League in 2004–05 (usually only four English teams are allowed in), Liverpool were granted a special exemption by UEFA as the holders, whereby they were placed into the first qualification round.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Levadia Tallinn Estonia 1–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–0 0–2
Kairat Almaty Kazakhstan 3–4 Slovakia Artmedia 2–0 1–4 (aet)
Neftchi Baku Azerbaijan 4–1 Iceland FH 2–0 2–1
Rabotnički Republic of Macedonia 6–1 Latvia Skonto 6–0 0–1
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 1–2 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 1–1 0–1
Sliema Wanderers Malta 1–6 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–4 0–2
HB Faroe Islands 2–8 Lithuania FBK Kaunas 2–4 0–4
Liverpool England 6–0 Wales Total Network Solutions 3–0 3–0
Haka Finland 3–2 Armenia Pyunik 1–0 2–2
Gorica Slovenia 2–3 Albania KF Tirana 2–0 0–3
Glentoran Northern Ireland 2–6 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 1–2 1–4
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 4–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 0–1 4–0 (aet)
Second qualifying round[edit]
The 12 winners from the first qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 17–26, and six second–placed teams from countries ranked 10–15 were drawn against each other and played two matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the third qualifying round.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FBK Kaunas Lithuania 1–5 England Liverpool 1–3 0–2
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 1–5 Denmark Brøndby 0–2 1–3
Anderlecht Belgium 5–1 Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku 5–0 0–1
Vålerenga Norway 5–1 Finland Haka 1–0 4–1
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–3 Switzerland Thun 2–2 0–1
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 3–2 Turkey Trabzonspor 3–1 0–1
Artmedia Slovakia 5–4 Scotland Celtic 5–0 0–4
KF Tirana Albania 0–4 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–2 0–2
Malmö FF Sweden 5–4 Israel Maccabi Haifa 3–2 2–2
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 1–4 Romania Steaua București 0–0 1–4
Rabotnički Republic of Macedonia 1–3 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 0–2
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 3–9 Austria Rapid Wien 1–6 2–3
Partizan Serbia and Montenegro 2–0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 1–0
Debrecen Hungary 8–0 Croatia Hajduk Split 3–0 5–0
Third qualifying round[edit]
The 14 winners from the second qualifying round, six champions from countries ranked 11–16, three second–placed teams from countries ranked 7–9, six third–placed teams from countries ranked 1–6, and three fourth–placed teams from countries ranked 1–3 were drawn to play 2 matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the group stage and losers advancing to the first round of the UEFA Cup.
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wisła Kraków Poland 4–5 Greece Panathinaikos 3–1 1–4 (aet)
Real Betis Spain 3–2 France Monaco 1–0 2–2
Vålerenga Norway 1–1 (3–4p) Belgium Club Brugge 1–0 0–1
Manchester United England 6–0 Hungary Debrecen 3–0 3–0
Everton England 2–4 Spain Villarreal 1–2 1–2
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 1–4 Scotland Rangers 1–2 0–2
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