At least this time it took a bit longer. When these two sides last met in the 2021 Champions League final in Gothenburg, Barcelona were ahead thanks to a freak Chelsea own goal after just 32 seconds. Here at Stamford Bridge, two years on, Chelsea held on for longer. Three minutes longer.
That was the time it took for the blue mass in west London to stop their cheering and start placing their heads in their hands. That was the time it took before Caroline Graham Hansen cut in from the right channel, Chelsea stood off, and the Norwegian struck a sumptuous long-range curling effort which sent the Spanish corner of the stadium into early delirium.
