Yokohama v Al Ain: Kewell, Crespo and the ghosts of Istanbul ahead of ACL final
It’s been almost 20 years, but there’s still a consensus across football that no final, matching club versus club on the international stage, has quite had the drama and suspense of the so-called Miracle of Istanbul. It finished Liverpool 3, AC Milan 3, with the English team seizing victory in the Uefa Champions League showpiece on penalties at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium. Liverpool had trailed 3-0 at half time.


