To anyone who witnessed a dejected Jordan Henderson traipsing through the Stade de France mixed zone, fresh from having lost the Champions League final, the idea of him living 'one of the best days of his life' a little over 12 hours later was a fanciful one last month.
Henderson looked close to tears as he made his way through the post-match media section on Saturday May 28, having just been bested 1-0 by Real Madrid in the biggest game in club football in Paris.
He was still gracious and classy enough to stop and speak to a handful of reporters, but it would have been a sad night for the Liverpool captain en route back to Merseyside. One of the lowest moments of his career, in fact.
