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Lisbon is to host a unique Champions League football finale, where the finest details, from testing team bus drivers to not allowing ice baths, are all laid out in a stringent UEFA plan.
A sophisticated operation has been put in place by European football's governing body to meet the strictest criteria on COVID-19 restrictions, with the matches from the quarter-finals onwards taking place in the Portuguese capital to reduce travel to a minimum.
UEFA's reputation will be tested on how successful the COVID-19 protocol is followed and it has left nothing to chance with a 31-page document detailing its plans.
What COVID-19 safety measures have UEFA put in place?
It will be a Champions League like no other, with teams arriving at Lisbon airport and rushed through VIP entrances to ensure as little contact as possible with the general public.
Matches will be played behind closed doors and a two-meter distancing rule will be in place where possible.
Clubs will be in their own protective bubbles throughout the stay in Portugal, with players given their own room and teams, where possible, in hotels without other guests.
The UEFA COVID-19 guide has even included the bus drivers, who will take the players to the stadium – they must have a coronavirus test beforehand.
At the stadium, it will be divided into areas, with only players, coaches and medical staff allowed in Zone One, which includes the pitch. All areas will be disinfected on a regular basis and saunas, ice baths and pools are all closed off.
Each of the 16 clubs left in the competition has had to appoint a hygiene officer, whose role is to oversee UEFA's protocol at stadiums. They will need to ensure everyone entering the grounds has their health and temperature checked.
Doping tests are also subject to restrictions and in cubicles, mirrors have been installed so that officials can check players are correctly carrying out their urine samples without getting up close.
Atalanta players take in Sporting Lisbon's stadium wearing face masks. /David Ramos/AFP
Which football teams are involved?
Atalanta's involvement in the latter stages of Europe's showcase tournament has a poignant feel as the club is from Bergamo, the Italian city that was at the epicenter of the country's coronavirus outbreak.
Shortly after qualifying for the quarter-finals in March, the city was engulfed by the full horror of the pandemic and the healthcare system was stretched to the limit.
Quarter-final fixtures: (Kick-off 1900 GMT for all matches)
Atalanta v Paris Saint-Germain, Wednesday, 12 August
RB Leipzig v Atletico Madrid, Thursday, 13 August
Barcelona v Bayern Munich, Friday 14 August
Manchester City v Olympique Lyonnais, Saturday 15 August
Images of Liverpool winning the last Champions League at a packed Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid could not be more different from this year.
There will be no lack of desire from the players on the pitch, though with many of Europe's largest clubs already out of the tournament, it means there is a chance of a club winning the competition for the first time.
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