It was surely with a knowing nod that Liverpool, still glowing from once again winning through to the Champions League semi-finals, discovered what happened to Manchester City the same night.
After all, they know all about what can happen when you take on a Diego Simeone side.
Their Champions League visit to Atletico Madrid in February 2020 brought about the beginning of the end of the Reds' reign as European champions, with some of the antics of the Spanish side leaving a bad taste in the mouth.