FOOTBALL: INTERESTING LIVERPOOL COINCIDENCES

Liverpool won the Champions League five times.

1. 1977 - Liverpool 3-1 Borussia Moenchengladbach, Olympic Stadium, Rome
Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Joey Jones, Tommy Smith, Ray Kennedy, Emlyn Hughes (c), Kevin Keegan, Jimmy Case, Steve Heighway, Terry McDermott, Ian Callaghan

2. 1978 - Liverpool 1-0 Brugge, Wembley Stadium, London
Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Phil Thompson, Alan Hansen, Ray Kennedy, Emlyn Hughes (c), Kenny Dalglish, Jimmy Case (Steve Heighway, 63), David Fairclough, Terry McDermott, Graeme Souness

3. 1981 - Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid, Parc des Princes, Paris
Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, Phil Thompson (c), Ray Kennedy, Alan Hansen, Kenny Dalglish (Jimmy Case, 85), Sammy Lee, David Johnson, Terry McDermott, Graeme Souness

4. 1984 - Liverpool 1-1 Roma, Olympic Stadium, Rome
Liverpool won 4-2 in the penalty shoot-out.
Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, Mark Lawrenson, Ronnie Whelan, Alan Hansen, Kenny Dalglish (Michael Robinson, 94), Sammy Lee, Ian Rush, Craig Johnston (Steve Nicol, 69), Graeme Souness (c)

5. 2005 - Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan, Ataturk Stadium, Istanbul
Liverpool won 3-2 in the penalty shoot-out.
Dudek, Finnan (Hamann, 46), Traore, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Gerrard, Luis Garcia, Alonso, Kewell (Smicer, 23), Baros (Cisse, 85)

Here are some very interesting coincidences of 1978 with 2005 as well as 1981 with 2005.

1978 & 2005

1. Wales win the Grand Slam in Rugby.

2. The Pope Dies.

3. Liverpool lose in the League Cup final to the eventual League Champions that year (Forest -1978 & Chelsea -2005).

4. Liverpool win the European Cup.

1981 & 2005

1. Prince Charles get married.

2. Both Norwich and Crystal Palace are relegated.

3. Peter Davison starred in Doctor Who in 1978, Christopher Eccleston starred in Doctor Who in 2005 (both names rhymes). Doctor Who is the world's longest-running science-fiction television programme, having originally aired on the BBC in the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1989, spawning a movie revival in 1996, and finally returning as a regular fixture to television in 2005.

4. Liverpool win the European Cup.

FATE?
Andriy Shevchenko believes Liverpool were destined to claim the Champions League but still praised their 'winning mentality'. He told PA International: 'It's very hard to explain.'

'But I think it was destiny that decided to change sides and give the cup to Liverpool.'

'With a 3-0 advantage it's difficult to think that any team can come back against Milan.'

'But Liverpool found the courage to continue.'

'Believe me, it's not easy when you are 3-0 down.'

'They never lost hope, they believed right until the end that it was possible and I guess that is the winning mentality.'

Next time, if there are such coincidences again, you know Liverpool is going to win the Champions League again. Even Shevchenko believed it was fate. Weird. :)