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Can you believe it’s 10 years since Steven Gerrard inspired his Liverpool side to turnaround a 3-0 half-time deficit to AC Milan and win the 2005 Champions League final on penalties.
Jerzy Dudek proved to be the Reds’ hero that day as he saved spot-kick efforts from Andrea Pirlo and Andriy Shevchenko, while his goal-line antics distracted Serginho enough to see him power his effort over the cross-bar.
The Reds would go on to meet AC Milan in the final again two years later, but this time the Italian side would prevail, and the two clubs remain among the most successful sides in Europe with Milan winning the famous trophy on seven occasions compared to Liverpool’s five, bettered only by Real Madrid’s 10 European Cups and Bayern Munich’s five.
But with the 10-year anniversary of Liverpool’s success coming on Monday 25 May, we take a look back at what happened to the side that triumphed in Istanbul.
Click on the gallery below to see what happened to the Class of 2005.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now?Show all 15 1 /15Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Jerzy Dudek Left Liverpool in 2007 to become Iker Casillas's deputy at Real Madrid, where he spent four seasons before retiring in 2011.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Steve Finnan Spent an injury-affected season at Espanyol after leaving Anfield in 2008 and then joined Portsmouth, retiring after their 2010 FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea. Currently involved with London-based construction firm Finnan Developments.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Jamie Carragher The centre-back retired in 2013 after 737 appearances for the club and has since become a respected pundit with Sky Sports.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Sami Hyypia An emotional Anfield farewell in 2009 Hyypia headed to Bayer Leverkusen where he finished his playing career before becoming assistant manager and then manager. After being sacked in April 2014 he became Brighton boss in June but lasted just six months.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Djimi Traore After spells at Charlton, Birmingham, Monaco and Marseille the much-maligned Frenchman spent two years in Major League Soccer with Seattle Sounders before retiring.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Xabi Alonso Played a pivotal role for Real Madrid for five seasons after his Liverpool exit in 2009, culminating in the club's 10th Champions League victory last summer. Now patrolling Bayern Munich's midfield.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Luis Garcia After his departure for Atletico Madrid in 2007 the Spaniard spent two seasons back in his homeland before spells at Racing Santander, Panathinaikos and Mexican sides Puebla Club Universidad Nacional in 2010. Announced his retirement in January 2014 only to make a brief comeback for newly formed Indian Super League franchise Atletico de Kolkata.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Steven Gerrard The only player from that night in Istanbul still at Anfield but preparing to leave at the end of the season to begin a new venture in the MLS with LA Galaxy.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? John Arne Riise Riise spent three years with Roma after leaving Anfield in 2008 before returning to England with Fulham and is currently playing for APOEL in Cyprus.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Harry Kewell The Australian left Anfield for Galatasaray in 2008 for three seasons and returned home to play for Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart - either side of a short spell with Qatari's Al-Gharafa - where he retired in March 2014.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Milan Baros Left for Aston Villa immediately after their Istanbul win and later played for Lyon, Portsmouth and Galatasaray before twice rejoining Banik Ostrava, the club he originally left for Anfield, either side of a stint with Turkish side Antalyaspor.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Dietmar Hamann Left for Manchester City after Liverpool's 2006 FA Cup win, having initially agreed to join Bolton, before finishing his playing career in 2011 at Milton Keynes Dons where he was player-coach. Joined Leicester as first-team coach before a short ill-fated spell as manager of newly-relegated Conference Premier side Stockport. Now a media pundit.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Vladimir Smicer His last Liverpool appearance was the final, in which he scored, and his career could never match up to those heights. He spent two seasons with Bordeaux before returning to first professional club Slavia Prague before retiring in May 2010.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Djibril Cisse Enjoyed something of a nomadic existence after leaving Anfield in 2006, with stints at Marseille, Sunderland, Panathinaikos, Lazio, Al-Gharafa and Kuban Krasnodar before returning to his homeland with Bastia where he is currently still playing.
Liverpool's 2005 Champions League-winning side - where are they now? Rafa Benitez Disagreements with the owners and failing results resulted in the Spaniard leaving Anfield in 2010. A similar scenario saw him get sacked after just six months in charge at Inter Milan. Resurfaced as Chelsea interim manager, succeeding Roberto di Matteo, and despite being deeply unpopular at Stamford Bridge because of his Liverpool connections led them to Europa League glory. Joined Napoli in the summer of 2013, winning the Coppa Italia in his first season, and guiding them to within one goal of this season's Europa League final.
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