"in istanbul, liverpool faced ac milan in the champions league finale. milan was favored, and lived up to that billing almost immediately when paolo maldini scored in the first minute. hernan crespo scored two more goals, and milan led 3-0 at the half. but liverpool stormed back. in a span of six minutes in the second half, the english team scored three goals to even the match, then won on penalty kicks. the game is known as 'the miracle of istanbul.'"
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