Liverpool was 'too show-offy' in Champions League clash and paid the price

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Liverpool has been accused of losing the 2007 Champions League final to AC Milan due to its overly exuberant celebrations after defeating the Italian team in 2005. The two sides faced off once more in the Champions League final in Athens in 2007, but this time Milan emerged as the winner, 2-1, despite Liverpool being the superior side on the pitch.

"From the bus, we won that match: you know when you feel it, they had been too show-offy." The 2007 final marked Milan's seventh European Cup victory. Milan hasn't reached the Champions League final since beating Liverpool in 2007, but the Italian team remains the second-most successful club in the history of the prestigious European tournament.

Milan won the European Cup in 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, and 2007; only Real Madrid (15) has won the Champions League more times. The Reds also reached the final in 1985, 2007, 2018, and 2022.