So rather than disappearing to the sanctuary of the dressing room after our 2-0 loss, the players watched Chelsea lift the League Cup at Wembley.
Now we meet again, this time in the FA Cup semi-final.
Two years on, is the team where Mauricio hoped they would be? "I think yes, we’re very ambitious and you always question if we can make things better, always," he said this week.
"It’s true we’re in a very good period, we are fighting for the Premier League, fighting for the semi-final of the FA Cup and, yes, we were disappointed with the Champions League but we can use that (experience) to learn.