As discussion centred on Leicester's prospects of stunning Europe this season in the same manner they did England last, Claudio Ranieri broke into his familiar laugh. The one that starts quietly like a humming bee before erupting into a full-blown cackle.
It was the soundtrack to Leicester's Premier League title pursuit, as Ranieri tried week after week to dismiss out of hand the thought Leicester could actually beat the rest to finish first. He did it to alleviate pressure.
And on the eve of the club's first foray into the Champions League the laugh was back — this time in a conference room at Club Bruges's Jan Breydelstadion.