A year ago, 12 clubs threatened to make the top tier of European football a closed shop.
It was a travesty, which eventually forced the majority of the clubs involved into an embarrassing climbdown amid fan protests and consternation that a meritocracy felt they were above having to qualify for European competition.
Whilst Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus remain wedded to the idea of a Super League plan - albeit with the closed-shop element scrapped - it appears that the Champions League is here to stay for the time being at least.