Marcelo Bielsa has been renowned as an astute tactical operator for decades, through his work with Newell's Old Boys, Argentina, Chile in particular, Olympique de Marseille and now Leeds United.
The devil is often in the detail with Bielsa, who is known to personally pore over match footage of his sides' opponents in order to find weak links, on top of the work done by his analysts.
The Argentine may have noticed a similar passage of play in Chelsea's match-winning Champions League final strike, courtesy of Kai Havertz.
Mason Mount's through-ball found the German with yards of space to run into beyond the Manchester City backline, before rounding Ederson and slotting in.
The game finished 1-0, with Havertz's finish proving enough to seal Chelsea's fairytale, but Marcelo Bielsa's tactic may have been to thank.
Back in April, Leeds United exploited Man City's high defensive line in the closing stages of the 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium.
Ezgjan Alioski's pass for Stuart Dallas has been replayed over and over in the heads of Leeds United supporters ever since.
This goal, and the one scored by Havertz in Porto - both against Pep Guardiola's Man City - bear striking similarities.
In both instances, a through-ball is played into Man City's right-hand half-space - otherwise known as one of the channels.
City's desperate search for a winner against Leeds gave Dallas the opportunity to burst in behind, whereas the one difference in Chelsea's goal was Timo Werner's run out wide to the left, dragging the City defender to create the space for Havertz.
Nevertheless, it shows a particular weakness in Man City's armour, exploited a month apart by two separate Premier League teams.
Leeds United supporters also noticed the tempo at which portions of the game were played, with commentators marvelling at the intensity of such a major final.
Many fans commented online that watching Bielsa football week-in, week-out had made them realise how low-octane more cagey contests can be, typically those not contested by Leeds United.
