Newcastle United and the Toon Army had waited two decades for a Champions League night like this and when it came it was worth every day and all the disappointments in between after an electrifying night on Tyneside.
As the Geordie hordes filed down the hill past statues of Sir Bobby Robson and Alan Shearer - manager and player when Barcelona won 2-0 in the last Champions League game at St James' Park in March 2003 - it almost looked like they were walking on air.
When Eddie Howe arrived at Newcastle almost two years ago, the first major appointment of the club's controversial Saudi Arabian owners, they were 19th in the Premier League and five points from safety.