The football world has been falling over itself to throw superlatives at Argentina's remarkable World Cup final triumph over France in Qatar.
The match was without question one of the greatest finals in the history of the international tournament with Kylian Mbappe hitting a hat-trick to twice bring Les Bleus back level in the match before the South Americans eventually won the contest on penalty kicks, giving their talisman Lionel Messi - who himself scored twice in the match - the only missing medal from his collection.
In a spectacle that provided all the tension and drama befitting of such an occasion, many have suggested that this match is the greatest of all time. But when ITV Sport presenter Jules Breach suggested that this was the case on social media, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher was quick to remind her of another 3-3 drawn final that also had to be settled from the spot.
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Breach Tweeted: "It might actually be the greatest football match ever," before Carragher responded by posting a photograph of himself and his Liverpool teammates celebrating their 2005 Champions League triumph over AC Milan in Istanbul.
Whereas Argentina's success is very much the now, no Liverpool supporter who witnessed the Reds' fifth European Cup victory in Turkey 17 years ago will ever forget it.
Having trailed 3-0 at half-time to a star-studded Milan side that was coached by Carlo Ancelotti, Rafa Benitez' Reds fought back in the second half to score three times in six minutes, thanks to goals from Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso, who missed a penalty before scoring the rebound.
Liverpool 'keeper Jerzy Dudek would perform a miracle double save in extra-time to deny Europe's top striker Andrei Shevchenko before the Polish shot stopper wrote his name into Anfield folklore in a penalty shoot-out at the Ataturk Stadium.
Brazilian Serginho blazed his penalty over the bar, before Dudek saved efforts from Andrea Pirlo and Shevchenko to clinch Liverpool's fifth European Cup and first in 21 years.
Argentina v France may go down as the greatest final of all time, but Liverpool supporters will always have the 'miracle of Istanbul' and many will argue that their come-from-behind victory still holds the crown in the history of the game.
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