Djibril Cisse recalls pressure in penalty shootouts of historic UCL final against AC Milan
Former Liverpool attacker Djibril Cisse has nostalgically opened up on the pressure as he stepped forward to take a penalty in the historic 2005 UEFA Champions League final against AC Milan.Dubbed as the ‘Miracle of Istanbul’, Liverpool produced a remarkable comeback, coming from 3 goals down at half time to draw 3-3 at full time, before securing a 3-2 win in the penalty shootouts to lift Europe’s biggest club tournament title.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more newsIn the shootouts, AC Milan missed their first two kicks through Serginho,who shot over the bar, and Andrea Pirlo whose kick was saved while Liverpool’s first kick was scored by Dietmar Hamann.Charged with the responsibility of taking the English Premier League (EPL) side’s second kick that would give them a huge advantage, Cisse in an exclusive interview with Mozzart Sport recalled walking to take his kick.“Two AC Milan players had missed before me so I was more relaxed but still focused on putting the ball into the bac..