At least two members of the Liverpool squad should be able to empathise with the fear which may confront Chelsea's players tomorrow night.
Pepe Reina and Bolo Zenden were part of the Barcelona side which, in 2001, succumbed to Gary McAllister's penalty in the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final.
Until recently, it was The Kop's modern day St Etienne as a major European force was sent packing amid emotional scenes.
There have been so many examples of the combined force of players and fans inspiring victory before and since, that game has been overshadowed by the more celebrated European Cup feats.
But for Zenden it made a deep impression as he recognised how hysterical support can impact on players.
"I remember it was a fantastic night and it was a handball decision and penalty which cost us the game," recalled the Dutchman.
"Maybe there are some players who get intimidated by that kind of atmosphere. Everyone reacts differently. Personally, I always consume it and enjoyed those occasions more, but not everyone is the same.
"Maybe it's the kind of atmosphere which helps the home players as much as if affects the away ones. When you go into any game your focus is always on your job and try to concentrate on what you have to do, no matter what's going on around you.
"But it helps us because we know the fans will do a fantastic job tomorrow.
"With the fans behind us it will make a difference. Even those at Stamford Bridge last week made a lot of noise and I'm sure it will be a fantastic European night as it always is when we play at Anfield in this competition."
Zenden was a surprise inclusion in the first leg, but his involvement in the 2-1 defeat at Portsmouth on Saturday hints he may have to settle for a place on the bench.
He's remaining positive Liverpool can overturn a slender 1-0 deficit.
He said: "It was pleasing to be given a start at Stamford Bridge and I was surprised I had some space on the left, but it was important to try to use that to get an away goal. Unfortunately it didn't happen.
"Somebody asked me if we'll go attacking from the first minute. I'm not sure about that.
"We know Chelsea play on the counter attack so we have to be careful. There's 90 minutes to score a goal and it doesn't matter if that comes in the last minute. If we beat them 1-0 and it's extra-time, so be it.
"We can't take our league win over them into this game, but at least it's shown what we're capable of doing against them.
"We're obviously not pleased to be going into the game 1-0 down. We wanted to score at Stamford Bridge and we know if you can score away from home the result is better. We didn't get that, but at least we didn't give much away and we know when we play at Anfield anything is possible.
"They used the counter attack well to score but I think we can contain them."