It was the victory Liverpool had been crying out for, something with which to shelter from the storm and earn an evening to remind themselves that the good times can return.
Jurgen Klopp's men left Budapest on Wednesday evening with a 4-0 aggregate victory over the current second best team in German football, while booking their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League as a result.
In light of miserable domestic form the win and clean sheet said so much about a team who appeared to have lost its way, while offering guidance as to how the rest of the season could pan out.