On this day: The treble is complete
On this day 14 years ago, Liverpool complete a unique treble as a team including Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher won the UEFA Cup against Alaves in Dortmund.
Despite being the underdogs, Alaves gave Gerard Houllier's team a terrific fight that night at the Westfalenstadion. With nine goals, two red cards and extra-time featuring a golden goal, it was one of the greatest European finals in history.
After just three minutes. Liverpool lived up to their favourites tag by taking the lead, although it was from an unlikely source with the German Markus Babbel heading in for one of his six career Reds goals.
The team's second after a quarter of an hour was more familiar to Kopites, albeit with the protagonists' usual roles as creator and finisher reversed. Michael Owen slotted through a clever through ball to Steven Gerrard, who thumped it past Herrera into the Alaves net.
The Spanish side were no pushovers, though. The previous season they'd finished just a point behind Champions League winners Real Madrid in La Liga, and they pulled a one back through Ivan Alonso on 25 minutes.
Before half-time the Reds had restored their two-goal lead when Gary McAllister converted a penalty after Herrera had clumsily brought down Owen.
At half-time it looked like a routine victory. One more goal and the team could ease off ahead of a vital league game against Charlton the next weekend.
Alaves, and in particular their striker Javi Moreno and raiding right-back Cosmin Contra, had other ideas.
Moments after the teams were back out a header from Moreno made it 3-2, and within four minutes he had levelled the scores with a free-kick.
Houllier's response was to bring on Robbie Fowler and his sublime finish made it 4-3 with just under 20 minutes left.
Alaves were not about to give up, however, and former Manchester United player Jordi Cruyff headed into the net to make it 4-4 with just seconds left of the 90 minutes to force extra-time.
The Spaniards were reduced to nine men and penalties seemed inevitable but with McAllister on the field anything was possible with his magic touch.
It was the Scot's free-kick saw the unfortunate Delfi Geli glance the ball past the helpless Herrera and into the net. Liverpool had won 5-4 and a third trophy of the season was coming to Merseyside.
It was an incredible night as Houllier, Gerrard and co celebrated with the travelling Kop as they joined in with a haunting version of 'You'll Never Walk Alone.'
Little did anyone know what some of the same players would achieve just over four years later...