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'How lucky were we to be involved in that?' - Carra and Alonso on Istanbul 2005

Jamie Carragher and Xabi Alonso look back on being part of Liverpool's miracle of Istanbul in 2005 and think: "How lucky were we to be involved?"

Monday marks the 15th anniversary of the Reds’ fifth Champions League triumph, one achieved against the tallest odds.

Rafael Benitez’s side found themselves 3-0 down at half-time against a rampant AC Milan team contesting their second final in three years.

But an unthinkable second-half comeback – centred on three goals in six minutes – reignited Liverpool’s chances of glory.

Jerzy Dudek preserved those hopes with an inexplicable double save from Andriy Shevchenko and repeated the trick in the subsequent penalty shootout, denying two spot-kicks to help secure Old Big Ears.