▁the ▁Club ▁World ▁Championship ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁winning ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League . ▁They ▁beat ▁Italian ▁team ▁Milan ▁ 3 – 2 ▁in ▁a ▁penalty ▁shoot out ▁after ▁the ▁match ▁had ▁finished ▁ 3 – 3 . ▁Like ▁São ▁Paulo , ▁Liverpool ▁were ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁although ▁they ▁had ▁appeared ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁Inter cont inental ▁Cup , ▁losing ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Both ▁teams ▁entered ▁the ▁competition ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁São ▁Paulo ' s ▁oppon ents ▁were ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁A FC ▁Champions ▁League , ▁Al - I tt ih ad . ▁A ▁ 3 – 2 ▁victory ▁with ▁two ▁goals ▁from ▁Am or oso ▁and ▁a ▁penalty ▁from ▁goal keeper ▁Rog éri o ▁C eni ▁ens ured ▁São ▁Paulo ' s ▁pro gression ▁to ▁the ▁final . ▁Liverpool ▁faced ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁CON C AC AF ▁Champions ' ▁Cup ▁w inners ▁Deport ivo ▁S ap r issa . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁ 3 – 0 , ▁Peter ▁Cr ouch ▁scored ▁twice ▁and ▁Steven ▁G err ard ▁also ▁scored ▁as ▁Liverpool ▁reached ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Both ▁teams ▁were ▁well ▁into ▁their ▁respective ▁domestic ▁compet itions . ▁São ▁Paulo ' s ▁domestic ▁season ▁had ▁finished ▁two ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁final . ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Campeonato ▁Brasile iro