Traditionally the FA Cup final has been about the journey. From first round to last. Up Wembley Way with the TV cameras on board. Then up the steps, hopefully to collect a winner’s medal.
This year’s version is a little different. The season is not yet over, for example.
Saturday’s finalists, Chelsea and Leicester City, meet again in the Premier League on Tuesday and that feels strange.
But some things do not change. Long roads have been walked by people like Jamie Vardy but Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has made it to Wembley seemingly on fast forward.