AT half-time in Istanbul Liverpool were facing a damage limitation exercise. Three goals down to a clinical and effective AC Milan team, there seemed little way back for Rafael Benitez's side.
It seemed more a case of avoiding one of the worst beatings in the final's history.
Instead we got the most dramatic turnaround you could ever imagine and a Roy of the Rovers finish.
I remember turning to my co-commentator Alan Green and saying that I had never seen anything like it before - and would never see the likes of it again.
It was a sentiment echoed by England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson when I bumped into him after the game was over.
The opening half of the game left so many Liverpool supporters in a state of shock. I know of a group of friends who actually left the stadium and were heading back to the airport.
They got a text message saying it was 3-1, but after some deliberation decided to carry on. But when another came minutes later saying it was 3-2 they made a hasty U-turn and raced back.
They missed the equaliser but were there for the dramatic penalty shoot-out and to watch Steven Gerrard lifting the trophy.
And it was the Liverpool supporters who played their part so magnificently. From the sound and noise of half-time you would never have known it was Liverpool who were three down in Europe's showpiece final and Jamie Carragher was quick to go over to the fans at the final whistle and thank their "12th man". I do not think you would find the fans of many clubs staying so vociferous in such trying circumstances.
Just getting to Istanbul was an adventure in itself with fans going by all manner of circuitous routes to reach a city that borders Asia, which shows how far UEFA's reach extends. And the stadium was another 20 miles outside the city with a stream of red making its way to the ground - even though they were still painting the white lines on the road leading to the stadium.
