It is unfortunate we will be denied a reunion between Mohamed Salah and Sergio Ramos when Liverpool and Real Madrid meet on Tuesday night.
A calf injury will rule Real's captain out of both legs of the Champions League quarter-final and deprive this fascinating two-part drama of a villain, at least from a Liverpool perspective.
But even if there's no chance of revenge on a personal level against the man who wrestled him so painfully out of the 2018 Champions League final, you can't escape the fact Salah's past - and maybe future - is entwined with the 13-time European champions.