TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 THE MIRACLE OF ISTANBUL CHAPTER 2 REAL MADRID GOES 5 FOR 5 10 CHAPTER 3 LITTLE MINNOWS WIN THE BIG CUP 16 CHAPTER 4 CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS 22 CHAPTER 5 BARCELONA SHOCKS PSG 26 30 GLOSSARY MORE INFORMATION ONLINE RESOURCES INDEX 31 31 32 32 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CHAPTER 1 THE MIRACLE OF ISTANBUL The 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul Turkey was less than 60 seconds in and Liverpool Football Club FC already found itself behind The nightmarish start would only get worse By halftime opponent AC Milan had added two more goals All looked lost for Liverpool trailing 3 0 with 45 minutes to play The Italians were embarrassing the club from the northwest of England But Liverpool was not willing to give up that night Captain Steven Gerrard started the comeback Gerrard grew up near Liverpool as a supporter of the Reds He joined the club's youth academy when he was nine years old and signed a professional AC Milan immediately took the lead against Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League Final
