"When asked by FourFourTwo what the best moment of his five-year Liverpool career was, the 40-year-old replies: I'd say Olympiacos in the final match of the 2004-05 Champions League group stage. We needed a big win to stay alive, and at half-time were losing 1-0 after a Rivaldo free-kick. We had to score three goals. Rafa Benitez came up to me in the dressing room and told me I was going on in the second half. I couldn't believe it."
"In my 19-year-old mind, I thought, You really think I'm going to change the outcome of this match? But even though I hadn't played that much, my team-mates trusted me and made me feel supported. That gave me wings. Steven Gerrard looked for me, Harry Kewell gave me the ball and I had to live up to the confidence they'd shown in me. And that's what happened my first shot went in, and we came back to win and qualify for the knockout stage."
Florent Sinama Pongolle spent five seasons at Liverpool and scored a decisive substitute goal that helped secure qualification from the 2004-05 Champions League group stage. He was 19 when Rafa Benitez sent him on at half-time in the final group match against Olympiacos, with Liverpool trailing 1-0. His teammates showed confidence; Steven Gerrard and Harry Kewell linked play that led to his scoring and Liverpool's comeback victory. The team then progressed through a campaign marked by repeated recoveries, culminating in the famous comeback against AC Milan in the 2005 final, a match he missed but whose campaign he influenced.
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