Gerrard became captain of Liverpool after he replaced Sami Hyypia in Oct 2003. He then lead his club to the 2005 Champions League in a heart stopping match against AC Milan. Milan manage to score three goals on the first half putting the score 3-0. Gerrard however calmly guided his team, scoring the first goal to his side and bringing the game to the dreaded penalty. Liverpool won the match 2-3 on penalties. He has played for Liverpool a total of 695 times.