At the end of what has been another truly magical year for women's football, the Women's Champions League is all set to be a more-than-fitting finale.
Defending champions Barcelona will face the competition's most successful side ever, Lyon, in a sold-out final at the San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao on Saturday.
And someone who knows exactly what it takes to go all the way in this competition is current Brighton and former Barcelona captain Vicky Losada.
In 2021, the Spanish international led Barcelona to their first ever Women's Champions League trophy - not to mention also grabbing a historic continental treble along the way too.
Dubbed the 'eternal captain' by her beloved club, Losada left Barcelona in 2021 to move to the WSL.
She played for brief spells at Manchester City and Roma, but the midfielder now captains Brighton, who have just finished their sixth successive season in the top flight.
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But it is not just on the pitch that Losada is continuing to leave her mark on the women's game.
The Spanish international visited the finals day of the Bloomsbury x LALIGA Schools Tournament in North London to help inspire young girls to play football.
More than 80 players aged 10 to 13 participated in the tournament - and Losada spoke about how important initiatives like this one were in improving access to football from a young age.
"It's amazing that they have given the girls the opportunity to experience and to fall in love with the game," she told talkSPORT. "It's been really nice to share with them, they're all really happy and it's just giving more visibility to women's football and encouraging them to play."
The Brighton captain grew up being inspired by Spanish midfield legend Andres Iniesta - but nowadays, she understands that she is the one doing the inspiring when it comes to so many young people.
"Every day we commit ourselves to (events like) this, it means one more girl - or even more - will want to play football," she admitted. "So I think it's really important to show that there are opportunities and that they belong here."
The midfielder spent 15 years in total at Barcelona, having come through the ranks of their youth development program and returning to her childhood club at various point during her career.
When questioned about what exactly it takes to win the Champions League, Losada told talkSPORT it was a combination of so many factors.
"A lot of work," she said. "Commitment and having clear ideas - every team might be 25 players, or even more with the development girls, so having the same target in your head, thinking every day about it.
"(It takes) Leaving a lot of things at home - moments with your family and friends. I think Barcelona is a team with a lot of talent. If you mix that with hard work and belief - they are in another Champions League final and it's really hard to get there."
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And one team who know exactly how hard it is to get to that final is Chelsea.
This year, they had the chance to finish Emma Hayes' final season by securing the one trophy that has always eluded them.
The Blues made it to the semi-finals for the second consecutive year where they met the defending champions Barcelona.
Against all odds, Hayes' side came away from the opening leg with a 1-0 lead over the favourites thanks to an Erin Cuthbert goal.
But it was not a lead they could preserve, and the second leg saw Barcelona triumph 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to knock the Blues out for the second year in a row.
When asked why English teams continually struggle to succeed in the Women's Champions League, Losada admitted that Chelsea had been unlucky not to come away with more this year.
"The first leg was really good against Barcelona, they were very aggressive", she said. "And for me, maybe the second game - I know everybody respects Barcelona. And you have to respect the opponent - but not too much.
"I was a bit disappointed in the second leg I think Chelsea should have played their game - respecting the opponent, but not losing their identity. And it was a shame because I think they did really well the first leg, and I thought they were going to go through."
But as Chelsea are forced to lament missed chances yet again, Barcelona will be going for their third consecutive Champions League title in Bilbao.
To do it, they will have to defeat record eight-time champions Lyon - and they have never beaten the French side before.
Lyon are currently under the management of former French international Sonia Bompastor, who has been tipped as Hayes' successor at Chelsea.
It could be an appointment that, in the coming seasons, finally ends the Blues' long wait for the Champions League final
As for this year, when asked for a score prediction, Losada admitted the game was a close one to call.
She said: "You know, I said not many goals but I'm not sure if I'm regretting that! I said 1-0 to Barcelona, but it might be 3-2. So I'm not sure. I've seen Lyon playing very compact against PSG the other day, so I'd like to see how they come out in this game.
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"But I'm going to say Barcelona will win it because they really want to beat Lyon for the first time!"
Current Brighton and former FC Barcelona captain and Spanish international Vicky Losada was speaking to talkSPORT at the finals day of the Bloomsbury x LALIGA Schools Tournament in North London to help inspire young girls to play football.