The M30 motorway was recently diverted right through the middle of what was once the pitch at Atletico Madrid's former home, the partially demolished Estadio Vicente Calderon.
Their new home, Estadio Metropolitano, was, of course, the final stop on Liverpool’s journey to a sixth European Cup last season, but Atletico had been the ones dreaming of lifting Ol’ Big Ears at the impressive modern arena until Juventus imposed a diversion of their own with a dramatic second-leg comeback in the last 16.
This year, the Metropolitano is a waypoint for both clubs, with Tuesday night’s first leg there going some way towards deciding whether it is Diego Simeone’s side or Jürgen Klopp’s holders who carry on along the road to the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, the venue for this year’s Champions League final.