Arsenal's trip to Sporting Lisbon is a story of reunions, former rivals and old faces. But the Gunners could pay the price should they read too much into that distracting narrative.
Boyhood Arsenal star Hector Bellerin will enjoy an emotional embrace with some of his old team-mates at the Estadio Jose Alvalade as he bids to get one over his former employers. An ex-Tottenham man Marcus Edwards will be a threat for sure and looking to continue his rise against the Premier League leaders.
There'll even be an old Liverpool alumnus in Sebastian Coates in the arena.