- The Italian team avenged the 2005 defeat with a 2-1 victory over the Reds two years later
- A man who dominated midfield that day now has a son carrying the torch
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Liverpool fans have been walking on air this Christmas as their team took a seven-point lead in the Premier League with a game in hand and won every Champions League match.
But their bubble could burst when they discover that one of their former European enemies has a son… and he's pretty good at soccer.
The Reds broke a 20-year run in the Champions League in 2005 by producing arguably the greatest comeback of the match against AC Milan in Istanbul, coming back from 3-0 down at half-time to level things up and eventually win in the penalties.
However, the rematch of the 2007 final brought less joy to Merseyside as the Italian team established a two-goal lead through Filippo Inzaghi before Dirk Kuyt scored the late consolation goal for Liverpool.
That day, Clarence Seedorf pulled the strings at the heart of Milan's midfield to claim his fourth Champions League trophy, having become the first player to win the prestigious title with three teams when they also lifted it in 2002-03. .
Two days later, he completed a great week of work by welcoming his first child, born in the northern Italian city to his wife Luviana.
Clarence Seedorf's son Denzel has recently been promoted to AC Milan first team coaching.
He was born just two days after the Dutchman lifted the Champions League cup in 2007.
Denzel Seedorf impressed with the U18s and is on track to break into the first team
Denzel is now 17 years old and, in an alarming moment of deja vu for fans of Liverpool and all the teams Seedorf inflicted misery on, he made his first appearance in a Milan training session. The telegraph information.
The right-footed midfielder joined the Rossoneri youth team last summer and has already made an impact in the under-18 top flight, making 13 appearances this season.
Coach Paulo Fonseca took note and promoted him to the first team training camp this week so he could get a closer look.
Suriname-born Clarence Seedorf broke a number of records in a 30-year career that began when he broke into Ajax's youth team and reached the first team in 1992.
The following year, he achieved a national treble with the Dutch team before winning the Champions League at the end of the 1994-95 season to begin his love affair with the famous competition.
Seedorf then headed to Sampdoria on a free transfer and continued his excellent form in the middle of the park to earn a move to Real Madrid the following year.
There he won a second Champions League trophy in 1998, when Los Blancos beat Juventus 1-0 in the final.
The Dutchman fell out of favor with new boss Guus Hiddink and was transferred back to Italy in a costly move to Inter Milan worth around £20m.
Two years earlier, Liverpool had beaten Seedorf's AC Milan but took revenge in Athens.
The 2007 victory was his fourth Champions League trophy after winning his first with Ajax in 1995.
Seedorf also earned 87 caps for the Netherlands and played in four major tournaments.
Despite his best performances, Seedorf did not win any trophies with his team and in 2002 he moved to AC, his bitter rival, where his fortunes changed.
His third Champions League title came a season later against his former team, Inter, in a goalless final in which the midfielder failed to convert his own penalty in the shootout.
After his fourth in 2007, Seedorf became the first player to win the Club World Cup with three teams, having also won that honor with both Ajax and Real Madrid.
At San Siro, the Dutch international formed a formidable midfield trio alongside Italian stars Gennaro Gattuso and Andrea Pirlo, which saw action between 2002 and 2012.
With his national team, Seedorf played 98 games and participated in four major tournaments, reaching the finals of the Euro 2000 and 2004 Championships, as well as the 1998 World Cup.
If his son Denzel can achieve anything close to the heights his father reached, he will terrorize midfielders for years to come.