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May 23 2007
STEVEN GERRARD heads into the Olympic Stadium tonight with a pledge to the Liverpool fans dreaming of a sixth European Cup: “You know we won’t let you down.”...
May 23 2007
THE statue of Bill Shankly, strategically placed outside Liverpool’s museum as a nod to an unparalleled past, reads: “He made the people happy.”...
May 23 2007
THE small, stiflingly hot media room inside Athens' spectacular Olympic Stadium was jammed to capacity....
May 23 2007
LIVERPOOL will be looking to two midfielders who have enjoyed contrasting fortunes to play key roles as they bid to become champions of Europe for a sixth time....
May 23 2007
NO-ONE celebrated Rafa Benitez’s semi-final victory over Chelsea more than the chief executive of Bensons for Beds....
May 23 2007
GOALKEEPERS have played an integral role in Liverpool’s rich European history and memories will come flooding back for the greatest of them all this evening....
May 23 2007
JIMMY CASE didn't take many wrong turns during his decade-long Liverpool career....
May 23 2007
BOLO ZENDEN has won his fitness race and handed Liverpool a huge psychological boost on the eve of tonight's Champions League final....
May 23 2007
RAFA BENITEZ sent a heartfelt message to the thousands of Liverpool fans in Athens who have not managed to get tickets for tonight's Champions League final - and pleaded for calm....
May 23 2007
THOUSANDS of Reds fans flew out from Liverpool John Lennon Airport today – and straight into a growing row over tickets....
May 23 2007
LIVERPOOL fans were preparing to paint the city red today as they flooded the city with colour ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash in Athens....
May 23 2007
THIS is the moment when Uefa chief Michel Platini came face to face with the ECHO....
May 23 2007
IT seems that, young or old, everybody is desperate to grab a piece of Liverpool’s epic European glory nights....
May 23 2007
UP to 5,000 Liverpool fans will cram into an old gasworks for one of the biggest parties in Athens tonight....
May 23 2007
THE parade route to be followed by Liverpool’s heroes, if they win in Athens, can be revealed today....
May 23 2007
THE new Lord Mayor of Liverpool jets out to Athens today to watch his beloved Reds contest the Champions League final....
May 23 2007
RAFAEL BENITEZ has urged his Liverpool players to make themselves heroes as they aim to repeat history in Athens tonight....
May 23 2007
STEVEN Gerrard has challenged motor-mouth AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso to ‘stop me if you can’....
May 23 2007
LIVERPOOL legend John Aldridge maintains that Rafael Benitez must get all his best players on the pitch together – even if that means playing Steven Gerrard on the right – if they are to clinch a sixth European Cup triumph....
May 23 2007
BOLO ZENDEN was last night passed fit for Liverpool’s Champions League final against AC Milan as Rafael Benitez considers employing Steven Gerrard in an attacking midfield role behind Dirk Kuyt....
May 23 2007
FORMER European Cup winner Dietmar Hamann has backed Liverpool to win the Champions League – and then finally break the domestic dominance of Manchester United and Chelsea....
May 23 2007
JOHN ARNE RIISE has dismissed claims Liverpool hold a psychological edge going into tonight’s Champions League final against AC Milan....
May 23 2007
SONGS based on the events of that unforgettable evening two years ago will ring around the Liverpool end of the Olympic Stadium in Athens tonight....
May 23 2007
IAN RUSH believes AC Milan’s determination to avenge their 2005 final defeat will work against them....
May 23 2007
AC MILAN coach Carlo Ancelotti is warning his players of the dangers of Liverpool’s ‘Latin’ style....
May 23 2007
THE taxi driver making his way out of Athens city centre on Monday night perhaps summed it up best....
May 23 2007
CARLO ANCELOTTI has called on his AC Milan side to emulate Liverpool by winning in the face of adversity....
May 23 2007
GOALKEEPERS - DIDA (Brazilian, 7/10/1973) The Brazilian goalkeeper was savaged by the Italian press for his performance in the first leg of the semi-final against Manchester United...
May 23 2007
LIVERPOOL arrived in Istanbul having upset the odds throughout their Champions League campaign, but what followed was the stuff of legend....
May 23 2007
LIVERPOOL won their fifth European Cup with a stunning victory over AC Milan in the Champions League final in 2005, coming from 3-0 down to win on penalties....
May 23 2007
THERE’S something about the Liverpool goalkeeping gloves that seem to have a magnetic attraction towards the handles of the European Cup....
May 23 2007
ITALY’S World Cup- winning coach Marcello Lippi has hailed Rafael Benitez ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League final against AC Milan....
May 23 2007
IT’S NOT about the winning but the being there. It’s oh so easy to regurgitate this cliche now after winning in the greatest comeback in football history but getting to the Attaturk Stadium two years ago was an achievement in itself....
May 23 2007
SEMI-FINAL FIRST LEG - Apr 25 v CHELSEA (A) 0-1...
May 23 2007
RAFAEL BENITEZ has been dubbed a defensive coach – but that does not do justice to the thinking that goes into the Liverpool manager’s strategies....
May 23 2007
I DON’T expect to see Liverpool 3-0 down this time around, with a much tighter game in prospect. But it might need extra time and penalties to separate the two teams again....
May 23 2007
MUCH was made of Liverpool’s zonal marking at set pieces when Rafael Benitez first arrived....
May 23 2007
LEGENDARY striker Ian Rush tells Ben Thornley of why his former club is better equipped to face AC Milan now than they were in the 2005 final...
May 23 2007
PRODIGIOUSLY talented AC Milan and Brazil playmaker Kaka will enhance his claims to succeed Fabio Cannavaro as FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d’Or winner if he can inspire the Rossoneri to Champions League success over Liverpool....
May 23 2007
WHEN nerves threatened to grip a young Ian Rush in the moments before the 1984 European Cup final, one look around the Liverpool dressing room was enough to settle the striker’s fears....
May 23 2007
I‘M not exactly sticking my neck out by saying that Steven Gerrard will be the key to Liverpool claiming a sixth European Cup triumph in Athens tonight....
May 23 2007
I HOPE Paolo Maldini plays tonight – and not just because he is one of the greats of the game....
May 23 2007
THREE times Liverpool have faced Italian opposition in the European Cup final. Three times the match has been decided by a penalty....
May 23 2007
CLIVE Tyldsley hopes to commentate on yet another Liverpool victory in Europe tonight....
May 23 2007
I‘M not exactly sticking my neck out by saying that Steven Gerrard will be the key to Liverpool claiming a sixth European Cup triumph in Athens tonight....
May 23 2007
I CAN'T wait. We have Carra at the back who is our wall; Stevie G in the middle to push us forward and Crouchie up front, who will take the Italian defence apart....
