Champions League Winners: Liverpool 2004-05 Quiz

Answer: Grazer AK

Liverpool struggled against their Austrian opponents. After a 2-0 away win, Grazer AK registered a surprise 1-0 win at Anfield in the second leg, meaning that Liverpool only progressed with a 2-1 aggregate score line.

Dinamo Bucuresti were the opponents of Manchester United in the third qualifying round and lost 5-1 on aggregate. Ferencavos lost to Sparta Prague. Maccabi Tel-Aviv were Liverpool's opponents in the qualifiers in the 2006-07 Champions League.

Answer: 2

Liverpool were placed in Pot 2, for the teams seeded 9-16. Liverpool's eventual final opponents AC Milan were also in Pot 2. Manchester United were the highest ranked English side, and the fifth highest in the draw. Arsenal were in pot 1 with United. While Chelsea were in pot 2 alongside Liverpool, the Reds had a 90.511 UEFA coefficient compared to Chelsea's 67.511, meaning that UEFA still ranked Liverpool higher than Chelsea.

Answer: Ieroklis Stoltidis

It was the only goal Stoltidis scored in the Champions League that season and it was Olympiakos' first goal of the group stage. Dordevic's only goal in the Champions League group stage that year came in the fifth game against Deportivo La Coruna. Rivaldo also scored on one occasion, netting in the team's 3-1 loss to Liverpool in the final group game.

Answer: 86th minute

Liverpool, who needed to win by two goals at least to advance, trailed 1-0 at half time. Florent Sinama Pongolle equalised early in the second half, before Neil Mellor scored in the 81st minute to bring Liverpool back into contention. Five minutes later, Gerrard's incredible goal gave the Reds a 3-1 lead and took Liverpool to the next stage.

Answer: Steven Gerrard

Leverkusen was expected to be a tough opponent for the Reds in the last 16 as the German side had won a group containing Real Madrid. However, this did not turn out to be the case. Goals from Garcia, Riise and Hamann gave Liverpool a 3-1 lead heading to Germany.

In the second leg, Garcia netted twice with Milan Baros also getting on the scoring sheet, giving Liverpool their 6-2 aggregate win.

Answer: 41,000

In total, 41,200 flocked to Anfield for the highly anticipated match between the two European heavyweights. Liverpool won the game 2-1 courtesy of Sami Hyypia and Luis Garcia goals, with Fabio Cannavaro netting for Juventus. A goalless draw in Turin sealed Liverpool's place in the semi-finals.

Answer: Referee's assistant believed it was a goal

Michel said that his assistant had signalled that Garcia's shot had gone over the line. He also stated that he would have awarded a penalty to Liverpool anyway had he not given the goal, due to a foul by Cech on Liverpool forward Milan Baros. Garcia's goal remains one of the most controversial goals in Champions League history, and has since been dubbed the "ghost goal".

Answer: 9

Milan had a total of six Italians in their squad. Four of them started the game, including Alessandro Nesta, Paolo Maldini, Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso. Alessandro Costacurta and Christian Abbiati also made the squad as substitutes.

Liverpool only had Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard in their starting XI as homegrown players, with goalkeeper Scott Carson also making it in the squad.

Answer: 4

Liverpool won the shootout 3-2, with only John Arne Riise failing to convert his spot kick for Liverpool. Milan had misses from substitute Serginho, Andrea Pirlo and most famously, the game clinching miss from Andriy Shevchenko.

Answer: 4th

All of Benitez' previous silverware in management had come at Valencia, where he was manager between 2001 and 2004. He won two La Liga titles (2002 and 2004) with the club and also won the 2004 UEFA Cup with the Spanish side.

Benitez remained at Liverpool until 2010, adding the 2005 European Super Cup, 2006 FA Cup and 2006 Community Shield to his resume before departing Anfield.