ISTANBUL WIN WAS GREATEST EVER

Liverpoolfc.tv 21 October 2006

Liverpool's incredible penalty triumph against AC Milan in Istanbul has been named the greatest ever Champions League result by a British side.

The claim was made this week by Andy Townsend, the former Republic of Ireland international, in his role as ITV's Champion League pundit.

Asked to pick his Top 10 British results in the Champions League, Townsend had no hesitation in placing the Reds 2005 success as his No.1 choice with the 2-1 home win over Juventus from the quarter-finals of the same campaign his No.5 choice.

Townsend's Top 10 British Results in the Champions League

1. Liverpool 3 AC Milan 3: 2005 Final
2. Bayern Munich 1 Man Utd 2: 1999 Final
3. Juventus 2 Man Utd 3: 1999 Semi-final, 2nd leg
4. Celtic 4 Juventus 3: 2001 Group stage
5. Liverpool 2 Juventus 1: 2005 Qtr-final, 1st leg
6. Newcastle 3 Barcelona 2: 1997 Group stage
7. Chelsea 4 Barcelona 2: 2005 2nd rnd, 2nd leg
8. Man Utd 4 Real Madrid 3: 2003 Qtr-final, 2nd leg
9. Leeds 3 Lazio 3: 2001 Group stage
10. Inter Milan 1 Arsenal 5: 2003 Group stage