13 years ago Liverpool did to AC Milan what Sevilla did to them last night
While down 3-0 to Liverpool at halftime last night, Sevilla manager Eduardo Berizzo opened up to his players about the prostate cancer he was recently diagnosed with. The players responded to the emotional revelation by making up the three goal deficit in the second half, including the stoppage-time equalizer.
After the match, Sevilla forward Wissam Ben Yedder alluded to Liverpool’s own three-goal comeback 13 years ago. In the 2005 Champions League final, the Reds also overcame a 3-0 halftime defect to for penalties and hoist the trophy.
“Hope AC Milan watched it,” Ben Yedder wrote.
It probably provided a much bigger consolation to Sevilla than Milan, however, as the result means a victory against Maribor in the finale will guarantee advancement to the knockout stages for the Spanish side.
Liverpool remain first in the group on nine points and can also advance to the knockout round with a win or draw against Spartak Moscow on the final matchday of the group stage. Sevilla sit second with eight points, Spartak third with six and Maribor is on two points.