As Mauricio Pochettino celebrated with his Paris St-Germain players after their Champions League victory over Bayern Munich, his opposite number Hansi Flick cut a frustrated figure.
A result that feels like a launchpad for one manager’s tenure has all the hallmarks of an ending for the other.
Just three months on from taking the PSG job, Pochettino – whose side have faltered in Ligue 1 – is making his mark on the European stage, with Tuesday’s end result an especially sweet one against the side that beat the French club in last season’s final.
In contrast, the final in Lisbon eight months ago now feels like the peak for Flick’s Bayern, with their exit from this season’s competition and disagreements between club hierarchy and coach likely to spell the end for the 56-year-old.
BBC Sport takes in the reaction to Tuesday’s game and looks at the ramifications of a big result for two huge clubs.
“It was a really tough match and I’m really happy because the players deserve the credit and we’re so happy for them, the club and the president,” Pochettino told BT Sport after the away-goals win, speaking to a harmony that now exists at PSG.
The club’s progress over the past two years is there for all to see.
Having reached the semi-finals of the Champions League only once in 11 previous campaigns, they have now made the last four twice in succession.
They have also exorcised two of the demons from past failures in this season’s Champions League, beating Barcelona, who came back from 4-0 down to knock them out in the round of 16 in 2017, and now Bayern.
