They crossed the river in their thousands, carrying their scarves and their flags, to turn one of England's most soulful venues into the centre of the football world once again.
Nottingham Forest and Liverpool tussling for supremacy at the top of English football, just as they did more than 40 years ago when Europe's greatest clubs ran aground on the banks of the Trent.
For Liverpool, there have been many such nights in the intervening four decades. Since Forest won their second consecutive European Cup in 1980, the Reds have won the trophy three more times and are threatening to dominate the landscape again under Arne Slot.