2004–05 UEFA Champions League | Tournament details |
| Dates | 14 September 2004 – 25 May 2005 |
| Teams | 32 (from UEFA confederations) |
| Final positions |
| Champions | Liverpool (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Milan |
| Tournament statistics |
| Matches played | 125 |
| Goals scored | 335 (2.68 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ruud van Nistelrooy (8 goals) |
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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 FC, who beat AC Milan on penalties in the final, having come back from 3–0 down at half-time. Liverpool's captain, Steven Gerrard, was named as UEFA's Footballer of the Year for his key role in the final and throughout the Champions League season.
As it was their fifth European Cup title, Liverpool kept the trophy and received the UEFA badge of honour. A new trophy was made for the 2005–06 season.
[edit] Qualifying rounds
[edit] First qualifying round
[edit] Second qualifying round
[edit] Third qualifying round
- The first leg finished 1:2 to Maccabi Tel-Aviv but was awarded 0–3 against PAOK for fielding a suspended player.
[edit] Group stage
16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group will advance to the Champions League play-offs, while the third-placed teams will advance to the third round of the UEFA Cup.
Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:
- Points earned in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Total goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches between the tied teams.
- Cumulative goal difference in all group matches.
- Total goals scored in all group matches.
- Higher UEFA coefficient going into the competition.
| Key to colours in group tables |
| Teams that progressed to the first knockout round are indicated in bold type |
| Teams that progressed to the UEFA Cup are indicated in bold italics |
| Teams eliminated from European competitions for the season are indicated in plain italics |
[edit] Group A
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| Matchday One |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | Monaco |
| Deportivo | 0–0 | Olympiacos |
| Matchday Two |
| Olympiacos | 1–0 | Liverpool |
| Monaco | 2–0 | Deportivo |
| Matchday Three |
| Monaco | 2–1 | Olympiacos |
| Liverpool | 0–0 | Deportivo |
| Matchday Four |
| Olympiacos | 1–0 | Monaco |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 0–1 | Liverpool |
| Matchday Five |
| Monaco | 1–0 | Liverpool |
| Olympiacos | 1–0 | Deportivo |
| Matchday Six |
| Liverpool | 3–1 | Olympiacos |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 0–5 | AS Monaco |
[edit] Group B
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| Matchday One |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | Real Madrid |
| Roma | 0–3(f) | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Matchday Two |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 4–2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Real Madrid | 4–2 | Roma |
| Matchday Three |
| Real Madrid | 1–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | Roma |
| Matchday Four |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–2 | Real Madrid |
| Roma | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Matchday Five |
| Real Madrid | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | Roma |
| Matchday Six |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Roma | 0–3 | Real Madrid |
[edit] Group C
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| Matchday One |
| Ajax | 0–1 | Juventus |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–1 | Bayern Munich |
| Matchday Two |
| Bayern Munich | 4–0 | Ajax |
| Juventus | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Matchday Three |
| Juventus | 1–0 | Bayern Munich |
| Ajax | 3–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Matchday Four |
| Bayern Munich | 0–1 | Juventus |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Ajax |
| Matchday Five |
| Juventus | 1–0 | Ajax |
| Bayern Munich | 5–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Matchday Six |
| Ajax | 2–2 | Bayern Munich |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Juventus |
[edit] Group D
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| Matchday One |
| Fenerbahçe | 1–0 | Sparta Prague |
| Lyon | 2–2 | Manchester United |
| Matchday Two |
| Manchester United | 6–2 | Fenerbahçe |
| Sparta Prague | 1–2 | Lyon |
| Matchday Three |
| Sparta Prague | 0–0 | Manchester United |
| Fenerbahçe | 1–3 | Lyon |
| Matchday Four |
| Manchester United | 4–1 | Sparta Prague |
| Lyon | 4–2 | Fenerbahçe |
| Matchday Five |
| Sparta Prague | 0–1 | Fenerbahçe |
| Manchester United | 2–1 | Lyon |
| Matchday Six |
| Fenerbahçe | 3–0 | Manchester United |
| Lyon | 5–0 | Sparta Prague |
[edit] Group E
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| Matchday One |
| Panathinaikos | 2–1 | Rosenborg |
| Arsenal | 1–0 | PSV |
| Matchday Two |
| PSV | 1–0 | Panathinaikos |
| Rosenborg | 1–1 | Arsenal |
| Matchday Three |
| Rosenborg | 1–2 | PSV |
| Panathinaikos | 2–2 | Arsenal |
| Matchday Four |
| Arsenal | 1–1 | Panathinaikos |
| PSV | 1–0 | Rosenborg |
| Matchday Five |
| Rosenborg | 2–2 | Panathinaikos |
| PSV | 1–1 | Arsenal |
| Matchday Six |
| Panathinaikos | 4–1 | PSV |
| Arsenal | 5–1 | Rosenborg |
[edit] Group F
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| Matchday One |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–1 | Milan |
| Celtic | 1–3 | Barcelona |
| Matchday Two |
| Barcelona | 3–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Milan | 3–1 | Celtic |
| Matchday Three |
| Milan | 1–0 | Barcelona |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–0 | Celtic |
| Matchday Four |
| Barcelona | 2–1 | Milan |
| Celtic | 1–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Matchday Five |
| Milan | 4–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Barcelona | 1–1 | Celtic |
| Matchday Six |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–0 | Barcelona |
| Celtic | 0–0 | Milan |
[edit] Group G
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| Matchday One |
| Internazionale | 2–0 | Werder Bremen |
| Valencia | 2–0 | Anderlecht |
| Matchday Two |
| Werder Bremen | 2–1 | Valencia |
| Anderlecht | 1–3 | Internazionale |
| Matchday Three |
| Anderlecht | 1–2 | Werder Bremen |
| Valencia | 1–5 | Internazionale |
| Matchday Four |
| Werder Bremen | 5–1 | Anderlecht |
| Internazionale | 0–0 | Valencia |
| Matchday Five |
| Anderlecht | 1–2 | Valencia |
| Werder Bremen | 1–1 | Internazionale |
| Matchday Six |
| Valencia | 0–2 | Werder Bremen |
| Internazionale | 3–0 | Anderlecht |
[edit] Group H
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| Matchday One |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 0–3 | Chelsea |
| Porto | 0–0 | CSKA Moscow |
| Matchday Two |
| CSKA Moscow | 2–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | Porto |
| Matchday Three |
| Chelsea | 2–0 | CSKA Moscow |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Porto |
| Matchday Four |
| CSKA Moscow | 0–1 | Chelsea |
| Porto | 0–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Matchday Five |
| CSKA Moscow | 0–1 | Porto |
| Chelsea | 0–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Matchday Six |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1–3 | CSKA Moscow |
| Porto | 2–1 | Chelsea |
[edit] Knockout stage
[edit] First knockout round
[edit] First leg
[edit] Second leg
Milan won 2–0 on aggregate.
Lyon won 10–2 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 5–4 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 3–0 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 6–2 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 3–2 on aggregate.
Juventus won 2–1 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 4–2 on aggregate.
[edit] Quarter-finals
[edit] First leg
[edit] Second leg
Chelsea won 6–5 on aggregate.
Match forfeited. Milan were awarded a 3–0 win.
Milan won 5–0 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 2–1 on aggregate.
Lyon 2–2 PSV on aggregate. PSV won 4–2 on penalties.
[edit] Semi-finals
[edit] First leg
[edit] Second leg
Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.
Milan 3–3 PSV. Milan won on away goals.
As winners of the competition, Liverpool Football Club went on to represent Europe at the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup.
UEFA Champions League 2004-05 Winners |
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Liverpool FC Fifth Title |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links