"6 Minutes of Madness Game"
Three years since that glorious night and I still feel as if it happened yesterday. I'll always remember this game as the best Liverpool ever played, 'coz it simply is. I remember feeling so down and out at half-time, wid the reds being 0-3 down. I thought it was over. We'd never be able to win another Champions' League. Couldn't believe I'd have to face somethign like that after the semis against Chelsea.
Yet the 2nd half was a different game altogether. The score didn't matter and Steven Gerrard just couldn't stop himself. The excitement and joy at the first goal, the sensation at the second and ecstacy at the third was perhaps the strongest we, Liverpool fans have ever felt. And then the penalty-shootout. the heart-stopping moments, the sweaty palms, the loud heartbeats....I remember just sitting still, not moving an inch, continuously repeating a prayer , hoping that Dudek would save the last penalty. and when it did happen, I went completely mad. there's no other word to describe the sudden outbreak of feelins and emotions inside me. To watch the guys run faster than they had throughout the match, in delight; to watch the Kop on their feet jumping as much as they could; to hear that "You'll Never Walk Alone" echoing throughout the stadium. It was sheer madness risen out of joy, relief and the simple feeling of victory. I never cry when I'm happy, but that day I shed tears of joy, because there was simply nothing else which could describe my feeling better.
As I write this, a smile plays on my face and I guess its tribute enough to all those players who travelled to Istanbul in May 2005; who played their part in giving us a game to remember.