Chelsea will tackle Arsenal in the first all-English Europa League final on Wednesday, with the Olympic Stadium in Baku the venue for the showdown.
It is an encounter to capture the imagination of the public, not least because the London derby will be played out on one of the most high-profile stages of European football.
The incentive of silverware adds another dimension to this clash between two sides who will feel that they underperformed during the 2018-19 campaign as a whole.
Travel difficulties for fans mean that the capital of Azerbaijan has been left out of reach for many , with reports that around half the 12,000-ticket allocation for the English supporters has not been taken up.