‘I wasn’t concentrating on Shevchenko’s penalty. I used to be specializing in taking the following one for us, which was terrifying. I used to be completely sh**ting my pants’ Steven Gerrard remembers Miracle of Istanbul penalty shootout
Twenty years on, the picture of a beaming Steven Gerrard lifting up the European Cup is among the enduring visuals of what was maybe the best Champions League closing of all time.
The Liverpool skipper was entrance and centre, each actually and metaphorically, throughout the Miracle of Istanbul, together with his 54th-minute aim kick-starting the Reds’ barely-believable comeback in opposition to AC Milan that noticed their 3-0 half-time deficit worn out in six second-half minutes after the interval.
