 Liverpool had qualified for the Club World Championship as a result of winning the 2004 – 05 UEFA Champions League . They beat Italian team Milan 3 – 2 in a penalty shootout after the match had finished 3 – 3 . Like São Paulo , Liverpool were competing in the competition for the first time , although they had appeared twice in the Intercontinental Cup , losing in 1981 and 1984 . 
