A new campaign, then, brings new chances to go one better, and new opportunities to create magic moments, such as the victories over Real Madrid.
How does he reflect upon that 3-0 quarter-final win at Emirates Stadium over the record 11-time European champions?
“It’s almost beyond words,” he says. “But I can’t not mention Declan Rice. He made all our nights! It was special, those two free kicks. Obviously Mikel scored a great goal as well and everything about that night just had some sort of magic about it. All the fans in the stadium, I’m sure they’ll never forget that game.