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Xabi Alonso (pictured in July 2005), joined the club from Real Sociedad for £10.7 million.. Liverpool did not win any trophies in the 2003–04 season.The team finished fourth in the Premier League, securing a return to the UEFA Champions League, but finished 30 points behind eventual winners Arsenal. [2]
Liverpool kept the advantage in the shootout, winning 3–2 and ending a 21-year wait to win Europe's elite competition. This stunning achievement, considering Liverpool's poor domestic form that season, was enough for UEFA to allow Liverpool to become the fifth English team in next year's competition to take part, a first for European football.
The 2004–05 UEFA Champions League was the 50th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the 13th since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League in 1992. The competition was won by Liverpool , who beat Milan on penalties in the final , having come back from 3–0 down at half-time.
The 2004–05 season was Liverpool Football Club's 113th season in existence and their 43rd consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. Liverpool finished in fifth place, 37 points behind eventual winners Chelsea with a record of 17 wins, 7 draws and 14 defeats. Liverpool fared better in cup competitions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. ... 11 February 2004 25: Liverpool: 2–1: Manchester City ...
The league leaders are heading towards a 20th league title under new manager Arne Slot, and yet a squad rebuild looms on the horizon Why Liverpool’s squad worries go well beyond Salah, Van Dijk ...
The European Cup, trophy won by Liverpool for a fifth time in 2005. Houllier was replaced by Rafael Benítez at the end of the 2003–04 season. Despite finishing fifth in Benítez's first season, Liverpool won the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, beating A.C. Milan 3–2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended with a score of 3–3. [30]
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