May 25th is the anniversary of the Miracle of Istanbul, Liverpool's glorious comeback against AC Milan in the Champions League final.
15 years later, the Anfield faithful still recall that night like it was only yesterday but we've been wondering how the once-in-a-lifetime game might have gone down had Twitter been around in 2005.
1. Twenty years from their last European Cup final Liverpool are back in the big time2. The journey from Taksim Square to the Ataturk is not without its complications3. The atmosphere is building outside the ground4. And the media have hit warp speed on the big day5. Others envisage a tricky night ahead for Liverpool’s gangly full back
https://twitter.com/Funny____Footy/status/598490081343713280
6. There are stats. Lots of stats. There's always stats7. And the ITKs are already looking further ahead8. Current players have their say, but nobody wants to hear from them
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https://twitter.com/ImInIstanbul/status/601058323614572544
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9. The team news drops. A certain Aussie starts for Liverpool
10. At least one set of fans is happy with his inclusion
11. These are the nights that Clive Tyldesley lives for…
Peep!!
The game finally gets underway
1 min: Paolo Maldini gets Milan off to a flyer
To the delight of some people ...
22 min: Surprise, surprise - a certain Aussie is struggling
Cue: Derision
39 min: Liverpool are caught on the break and Crespo makes it 2-0
41: Oh dear. Crespo makes it 3-0 and the party starts for everyone but Liverpool
An ex-Liverpool striker offers compassion, but nobody wants to listen
The one thing that unites Liverpool and United fans? Neither can believe what’s happening
Half time: The Milan fans are celebrating
On the message boards, Chelsea fans are celebrating too
The official Liverpool FC account decides to keep things brief... and honest
Back in the stadium, some fans have seen enough ...
Though not all ...
Hope comes from certain quarters
Someone has a ‘source’. There’s always a source
The teams are back out at the Ataturk
But an Irish legend is missing
The second half is underway. Liverpool didn’t think it could get any worse but Jerzy Dudek is giving it a pretty good go
Andy Townsend is definitely making things worse
While Djimi Traore is just being Djimi Traore
54 min: Gerrard intervenes. Hope. Not much hope, but hope all the same
Thankfully there’s a journalist at hand to tell everyone the real importance of the thing they’ve just seen themselves with their own eyes
56 min: After six seasons of making a passable imitation of a footballer, Vladimir Smicer finally decides to come good. Liverpool 2 Milan 3
Andy Townsend isn't impressed
59 min: Gerrard goes down. Penalty! It’s soft but no one cares. Well, s
omeone cares
60 min: Xabi Alonso misses the penalty
60 min + a few seconds: Xabi Alonso scores the rebound
There’s nothing like a live internet poll at a time of mass hysteria
Things are really getting out of hand now. The game has officially lost the plot
It’s a long journey back into town for those who left at the break
Things are really getting out of hand now
Jamie Carragher is everywhere, absolutely everywhere
The Chelsea message boards have gone quiet
90 min: And breathe…
Extra time is the kind of cagey encounter everyone expected from the off
With players dropping with cramp, Rafa tightens up
Milan miss the only chance of the first half (of extra time)
Half time. Again
Piers Morgan has his say...
The 'my sport is better than your sport' brigade make an appearance...
The game is going to penalties. Everyone knows it. Just blow it up, ref
Andy Townsend is still managing to aggravate people
Dudek flaps unconvincingly at a corner
But then his moment arrives. Arise, Sir Jerzy
We're going to penalties and there's only one reason that has happened. Dudek is now the hero
It all comes down to penalties but someone has the inside track
Cue: Bedlam
12. Now it's Carlo Ancelotti's turn to feel the heat
13. The celebrations are going on and on
14. Some are struggling to accept it
15. An explanation for the madness we've all just witnessed
16. A payrise for the social media guru at Carlsberg, please
17. Someone shouldn't have left
18. The captain signs off with the promise of many more to come...
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2. The journey from Taksim Square to the Ataturk is not without its complications
3. The atmosphere is building outside the ground
4. And the media have hit warp speed on the big day
5. Others envisage a tricky night ahead for Liverpool’s gangly full back
https://twitter.com/Funny____Footy/status/598490081343713280
6. There are stats. Lots of stats. There's always stats
7. And the ITKs are already looking further ahead
8. Current players have their say, but nobody wants to hear from them
https://twitter.com/Football__LOLS/status/599240878427906048
https://twitter.com/Funny____Footy/status/600735628087656448
https://twitter.com/15TimesMUFC/status/598878142309203969
https://twitter.com/StrattonBookies/status/600640105058070529
https://twitter.com/BlueSquareBook/status/600641165243916288
https://twitter.com/ImInIstanbul/status/601058323614572544
https://twitter.com/1984Rome/status/600960197163687936
https://twitter.com/Funny____Footy/status/600984809406595072
https://twitter.com/Football__LOLS/status/601075634505408512
https://twitter.com/BlueSquareBook/status/601398140118368256
https://twitter.com/15TimesMUFC/status/601399629394096128
https://twitter.com/FrTedReactions/status/601399952221335552
https://twitter.com/Football__LOLS/status/601398662871277568
https://twitter.com/StrattonBookies/status/601397625473126400
https://twitter.com/Funny____Footy/status/601413156573999104
https://twitter.com/1984Rome/status/601414552060846080
