 At the start of the second half , Liverpool made a substitution with Dietmar Hamann replacing Steve Finnan and also changed to a 3 @-@ 5 @-@ 2 formation to reduce the deficit , with Riise and Smicer on the flanks , Alonso and Hamann as holding midfielders and Gerrard playing as an attacking midfielder . Liverpool had the best chance early on with Xabi Alonso sending an effort from 35 yards ( 32 m ) narrowly past Milan 's right hand post . Two minutes later , Shevchenko forced a save from Dudek with a strong free kick from just outside the Liverpool box . 
