Manchester City's year. We have heard that one before. It was their year in Europe last season, remember, with three one-off ties at neutral venues standing between them and the trophy, starting with a quarter-final against Lyon, promptly lost.
The competition before that, it was also City's year. Tottenham in the quarter-finals, 16 points separating the teams when they were knocked out.
Then there was 2016-17, Pep Guardiola's first season in charge. He had been brought in to land the biggest European prize, it was said, except City were comprehensively beaten by Monaco in the last 16.