Liverpool and Alavés' 9-goal white knuckle ride in Dortmund

Travelling Liverpool fans at the Westfalenstadion, May 16, 2001.

Babbel's bonce. The German started what turned into a carnival of goals. 1-0 Min.3

Babbel - back of the net.

Never one to miss a goal fest, Steven Gerrard blasted in to make it 2-0 on the quarter hour.

Alavés reply: Iván Alonso's towering header left Westerveld stranded. 2-1 Min. 26

Steven Gerrard and Óscar Téllez

Gary McAllister slots home from the spot. 3-1. Min.40

Javi Moreno roars after pulling Alavés back from 3-1 down to 3-3.

3-3. Javi Moreno Min.49

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Emile Heskey started, but made way for Robbie Fowler on 64 minutes.

Divine intervention. Robbie Fowler, or 'God' restored Liverpool's lead. 4-3 Min.72.

Carragher beats Astudillo and Tomic to the ball

Incredible. Jordi Cruyff made it 4-4 with two minutes of regulation time left to take the game into extra-time.

Alavés'coach Jose Manuel 'Mané' gives some encouragement to Ivan Tomic just as cramp set in for both sets of players.

Defeat came as a blow to Alavés midfielder Hermes Desio

Robbie Fowler and Sami Hyypia share the honours of hoisting the trophy.

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Michael Owen takes his turn to lift the cup.

Dejection.

Jordi Cruyff after collecting his losers' medal.

"Losing like that is to win" ran the headline on the front cover of AS on Thursday 17th May 2001.