The players may have dispersed across the globe, the coaching staff started well-earned downtime and the supporters adjusting to life without a game for a couple of months.
But still the pain of what happened in the Champions League final at the Stade de France - in terms of matters on the field - will linger for some time among those associated with Liverpool.
For the third time under Jurgen Klopp, the Reds fought their way to a European final only to fall to Spanish opposition, having previously failed against Sevilla in the Europa League in 2016 and, of course, Saturday's victors Real Madrid in the Champions League two years later.
