Ahead of last week's first leg, the Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke assessed his team's chances of beating Manchester City and reaching the Champions League semi-finals at just 10 per cent.
One Marco Reus away goal and a slender 2-1 City victory later, only achieved thanks to Phil Foden's last-minute winner, and Watzke believes that percentage is now 'much better'.
That's just as well because a great deal hinges on Wednesday night's return leg at the Westfalenstadion for Dortmund, both on and off the field.
Playing against the cream of European football in the Champions League has become an expectation for Dortmund - just once in the past decade have they failed to qualify.