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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Soccer, Sports, Sports News

4.4 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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15 years on from the most dramatic Champions League final, as Liverpool beat AC Milan on penalties, we look back on the historic match in Istanbul. Having to come from 3-0 down to take the game to spot-kicks, after a 3-3 draw after extra-time with goals from Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso, the Reds secured their fifth European Cup. Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Matt Addison and Theo Squires look back on the game and its significance in Liverpool's history. Plus, after a hat-trick for Timo Werner at the weekend, the panel discuss the latest rumours linking the German with a move to Anfield. Enjoy.The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: https://communicatoremail.com/F/QvfUCndgGDRHFbKqw0Z7Ip/Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw?view_as=subscriberVisit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:08.0	15 years on from the greatest Champions League final of all time.
0:13.0	We're here to have a look back on exactly how
0:15.5	Liverpool did do exactly what they did in Istanbul
0:19.0	to see off AC Milan and win their fifth European Cup.
0:21.5	I'm Guy Clark. Welcome to the Blood Red channel.
0:24.1	Joining me to look back on that win then 15 years ago as Liverpool lifted old big ears
0:29.6	up in the air. Stephen Gerard the man getting his hands on the trophy
0:33.0	Chief Liverpool writer Ian Doyle who was out in Istanbul covering the game
0:37.1	Dooley how are you?
0:38.3	I'm okay yourself yeah not so bad thank you very much a man who was well we here not watching this one on
0:44.2	VHS tape recorder Theo Squires Theo how are you?
0:48.7	Yeah I'm good. By this time I upgraded my technology so we can be a bit more happy with this.
0:53.0	Court the second half of this one.
0:55.0	Yeah, for those who don't get the reference go back a couple of weeks to when we spoke about the
0:58.0	UEFA Cup final in 2001 as Theo had to tape record extra time and watch that one during the extra
1:04.7	goal extra gorganza the following morning and Matt Addison who was
1:09.3	about with us in 2005 to watch the Champions League final a very young and impressionable
1:14.0	Red and Matt I suppose this game had a massive significance and impact on you as a young lad.
1:19.6	Yeah absolutely it was the first season I properly remember supporting Liverpool as a child and obviously, yeah.
1:28.0	Sort of at that time, you know, when you're that age, you sort of think that those sorts of seasons happen season in season
1:34.1	out and of course that isn't the case so yeah certainly when you look back you you certainly
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