How Twitter would have reacted to Liverpool's Champions League triumph in Istanbul

May 25 is the anniversary of the Miracle of Istanbul, Liverpool's glorious comeback against AC Milan in the Champions League final.

More than 10 years later, the Anfield faithful still recall that night like it was only yesterday but we've been wondering how the once-in-a-lifetime game might have gone down had Twitter been around in 2005.

Twenty years from their last European Cup final Liverpool are back in the big time

The journey from Taksim Square to the Ataturk is not without its complications

The atmosphere is building outside the ground

And the media have hit warp speed on the big day

Others envisage a tricky night ahead for Liverpool’s gangly full back

When you realise Andriy Shevchenko has scored twice as many goals as anyone on the Liverpool team this season pic.twitter.com/ck1PcmoRAn — Funny Football (@Funny____Footy) May 13, 2015

There are stats. Lots of stats. There's always stats

And the ITKs are already looking further ahead

Current players have their say, but nobody wants to hear from them

The team news drops. A certain Aussie starts for Liverpool

At least one set of fans is happy with his inclusion

AC Milan fans finding out Harry Kewell is starting be likehttps://t.co/U8KXG8HZo8 — FootballLOLS (@Football__LOLS) May 15, 2015

These are the nights that Clive Tyldesley lives for…

What the hell is Clive Tyldesley smoking?!https://t.co/QNExxHt2MA — Funny Football (@Funny____Footy) May 19, 2015


Peep!! The game finally gets underway

1 min: Paolo Maldini gets Milan off to a flyer

To the delight of some people ...

Liverpool after just one minute trying to compete with the big boyshttps://t.co/Yd7KGcQcZf — 15 Times (@15TimesMUFC) May 14, 2015

22 min: Surprise, surprise - a certain Aussie is struggling

THAT challenge that put an end to Harry Kewell's Champions League final #Mincinghttps://t.co/jHYuwMcxTX — Stratton Bookmakers (@StrattonBookies) May 19, 2015

Cue: Derision

39 min: Liverpool are caught on the break and Crespo makes it 2-0

41: Oh dear. Crespo makes it 3-0 and the party starts for everyone but Liverpool

An ex-Liverpool striker offers compassion, but nobody wants to listen

The one thing that unites Liverpool and United fans? Neither can believe what’s happening

Half time: The Milan fans are celebrating

On the message boards, Chelsea fans are celebrating too


The official Liverpool FC account decides to keep things brief... and honest

Back in the stadium, some fans have seen enough ...

Though not all ...

Hope comes from certain quarters

Someone has a ‘source’. There’s always a source

The teams are back out at the Ataturk

But an Irish legend is missing

The second half is underway. Liverpool didn’t think it could get any worse but Jerzy Dudek is giving it a pretty good go

Jesus fucking Christ

Take him off NOW - I don't care if we've one sub left. You don't win cups with Dudek in netshttps://t.co/uONTc0uJXR — Rome 1984 (@1984Rome) May 20, 2015

Andy Townsend is definitely making things worse

While Djimi Traore is just being Djimi Traore

Djimi Traore has been Milan's best player so farhttps://t.co/JEcPqPU5vM — Funny Football (@Funny____Footy) May 20, 2015

54 min: Gerrard intervenes. Hope. Not much hope, but hope all the same


Thankfully there’s a journalist at hand to tell everyone the real importance of the thing they’ve just seen themselves with their own eyes

56 min: After six seasons of making a passable imitation of a footballer, Vladimir Smicer finally decides to come good. Liverpool 2 Milan 3

Andy Townsend isn't impressed

59 min: Gerrard goes down. Penalty! It’s soft but no one cares. Well, someone cares

60 min: Xabi Alonso misses the penalty

60 min + a few seconds: Xabi Alonso scores the rebound

There’s nothing like a live internet poll at a time of mass hysteria

Things are really getting out of hand now. The game has officially lost the plot

It’s a long journey back into town for those who left at the break

Things are really getting out of hand now

Djimi Traore is so good, he even cleans up after Dudek's mess!https://t.co/OGRNvfEc15 — FootballLOLS (@Football__LOLS) May 20, 2015

Jamie Carragher is everywhere, absolutely everywhere

The Chelsea message boards have gone quiet

90 min: And breathe…


Extra time is the kind of cagey encounter everyone expected from the off

With players dropping with cramp, Rafa tightens up

Milan miss the only chance of the first half (of extra time)

Half time. Again

Piers Morgan has his say...

The 'my sport is better than your sport' brigade make an appearance...

The game is going to penalties. Everyone knows it. Just blow it up, ref

Andy Townsend is still managing to aggravate people

Dudek flaps unconvincingly at a corner

But then his moment arrives. Arise, Sir Jerzy

We're going to penalties and there's only one reason that has happened. Dudek is now the hero


Jerzy Dudek right now pic.twitter.com/vrZjpyv8ki — Stratton Bookmakers (@StrattonBookies) May 21, 2015

It all comes down to penalties but someone has the inside track

Cue: Bedlam

Now it's Carlo Ancelotti's turn to feel the heat

The celebrations are going on and on

Some are struggling to accept it


An explanation for the madness we've all just witnessed

A payrise for the social media guru at Carlsberg, please

Someone shouldn't have left

The captain signs off with the promise of many more to come...