Luis Garcia scored one of the more memorable Champions League semi-final goals in history when he sent Liverpool to Istanbul and sent Jose Mourinho's Chelsea packing at Anfield in 2005.
The night of May 3, 2005, was the night that witnessed one of the most feverish, powerful atmosphere's Anfield ever seen - and there have been some down the years!
And after just four minutes the Kop was rejoicing after Garcia had stabbed the ball towards goal, and referee Lubos Michel gave it, sending the home side, and crowd, wild.
William Gallas may well have cleared it before it crossed the line, goalkeeper Petr Cech may well have been sent off and given away a penalty in the build-up for clattering Milan Baros, had the goal not been given, just adding to the confusion and conjecture in the post-match dissection.
📆 15 years ago today... Luis Garcia sent @LFC to Istanbul with THAT goal against Chelsea
— Sporting Life Football (@SportingLifeFC) May 3, 2020
👻 Jose Mourinho haunted by the @luchogarcia14 'Ghost Goal'
📺 No technology in those days, was it over the line?#OnThisDay #LFC #CFC pic.twitter.com/VljEcTKtKT
To add to Chelsea's woes, and Liverpool's legacy, that goal booked them a Champions League final spot against AC Milan in Istanbul - and we all know what happened there.
It was the first of five straight years of Liverpool v Chelsea games in the Champions League as a bitter rivalry built up, and Jose Mourinho became the arch enemy at Anfield.
It's perhaps the one goal that even 15 years later still haunts Jose Mourinho despite his trophy-laden managerial career - and many believe it wasn't event a goal in the first place.
Even speaking years later, Mourinho said: “Anfield is a magic place to play. They can even score goals that the players don’t score.
“In 2004/05, Luis Garcia didn’t score the goal – it was the crowd. But it’s not possible now because of VAR. So Anfield can make miracles.”
Garcia himself has often poked fun at Chelsea and Mourinho with regular Halloween posts dressed as a ghost, following the opposition christening it the 'ghost goal'.
Ghosts will be Ghosts !! Happy Halloween everybody😉!!#Halloween2017 #Memories #LoveIt pic.twitter.com/ipRXRe6eak
— Luis Garcia (@luchogarcia14) October 31, 2017
The Spaniard, who remains a hero on Merseyside, believes it was a goal though.
"For me, it was a goal and the referee gave it," said Garcia. "If I am being honest, I remember the feeling of hitting the ball and when I saw the bounce going up, I turned away and celebrated.
“We can say: ‘If this’, ‘if that’. But the goal was given. If not it would have been a penalty and a red card, so we don’t know if it was better what happened or not."
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