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It has hard to believe that the Miracle of Istanbul was 18 years now, and it may never have come to fruition without one player’s “lucky five minutes.” From Steven Gerrard’s thumping header, Vladimir Smicer’s rare but valuable strike, the cramp-stricken Jamie Carragher and, of course, the golden glove of Jerzy Dudek. A miraculous instinctive save to deny Andriy Shevchenko and two glorious penalty saves – cometh the hour, cometh the ‘keeper. Dudek himself may underplay his vital contributions to the miracle that unfolded on May 25, 2005, but we all know his ‘luck’ was a testament to his ability.

“After 15 years people are still talking about this final, it means that was something amazing and we’re not only talking about Liverpool supporters.



After you see the people crying and you think, ‘why are they crying, they should be smiling’.



“I looked at my son and he was crying and I said, ‘yeah, now I know why people are crying in such great moments’.”