Champions League final iconic moments No.1: Jerzy Dudeks superb double save for Liverpool against AC Milan in 2005

Champions League final iconic moments No.1: Jerzy Dudeks superb double save for Liverpool against AC Milan in 2005
talkSPORT.com have been looking back at the top six most iconic moments in previous Champions League finals.From Gareth Bales overhead kick against Liverpool in 2018 to John Terrys infamous slip in 2008.Jerzy Dudek somehow managed to stop Andriy Shevchenko from scoring in extra timeGetty2
Jerzy Dudek somehow managed to stop Andriy Shevchenko from scoring in extra time
And with Liverpool and Tottenham set to square off in Madrid on June 1, the two clubs could provide football fans with even more memories.Below, we take a look at No.1 on our list of iconic Champions League moments as Jerzy Dudeks outstanding double save against AC Milan helped Liverpool win the competition for a fifth time in 2005.

No.1 – Jerzy Dudeks double save

Liverpool were looking to win a first Champions League trophy since 1984 as they travelled to Istanbul to face a star-studded AC Milan side.Rafa Benitezs men got off to the worst possible start when Paolo Maldini diverted Andrea Pirlos free-kick past Dudek in the first minute.And Milan capped off a dominant first-half with two goals inside six minutes from Hernan Crespo.Three-nil down at half-time – no one gave Liverpool a chance.Jerzy Dudek saved two penalties in the shootoutGetty2
Jerzy Dudek saved two penalties in the shootout
Steven Gerrard gave the Reds hope after heading in a John Arne Riise cross on 54 minutes before Milan goalkeeper Dida fumbled in Vladimir Smicers 25-yard strike two minutes later.The Reds comeback was complete just before the hour mark when Gennaro Gattuso fouled Gerrard in the box, which saw referee Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez point to the spot.Xabi Alonso stepped up and had his penalty saved by Dida, but smashed in the rebound.Liverpool had clawed back a three-goal deficit in just 14 second-half minutes to stun AC Milan.The game went to extra time when Dudek became an Anfield legend.The Polish goalkeeper excellently kept out Andriy Shevchenkos fierce header before somehow denying the strikers rebound just two yards from goal.His double save took the tie to penalties where Dudek saved spot-kicks from Pirlo and Shevchenko as Liverpool won the shootout 3-2 on one of the most dramatic nights in Champions League history.

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