AC Milan and Liverpool, who meet in the final of the UEFA Champions League on May 23 in Athens, have a long history of success in Europe.

Before they met in the 2005 final, they had won a combined 11 European Cup titles in 14 appearances in the final. Milan's six championships rank second behind only Real Madrid's nine. Liverpool's come-from-behind victory over Milan in Istanbul was the Reds' fifth title in six appearances in the final.

AC MILAN FINALS
1958 Real Madrid-AC Milan 3-2
1963 AC Milan-Benfica 2-1
1969 AC Milan-Ajax 4-1
1989 AC Milan-Steaua Bucharest 4-0
1990 AC Milan-Benfica 1-0
1993 Marseille-AC Milan 1-0
1994 AC Milan-Barcelona 4-0
1995 Ajax-AC Milan 1-0
2003 AC Milan-Juventus 0-0 (3-2 on penalties)
2005 Liverpool-AC Milan 3-3 (3-2 on penalties)

LIVERPOOL FINALS
1977 Liverpool-Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1
1978 Liverpool-Club Brugge 1-0
1981 Liverpool-Real Madrid 1-0
1984 Liverpool-Roma 1-1 (4-2 on penalties)
1985 Juventus-Liverpool 1-0
2005 Liverpool-AC Milan 3-3 (3-2 on penalties)