Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa has said that his relationship with Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is "not bad".
The pair have history from when Lampard was in charge of Championship outfit Derby County in the 2018/2019 season.
In a saga which has often been referred to as 'Spygate', the current Chelsea boss was unhappy with Leeds after it emerged that they had been spying on Championship opponents.
This included Lampard's Derby side in the build-up to their clash at Elland Road in January 2019 as Bielsa admitted he sent a member of staff to secretly watch the Rams train.
Then during a specially arranged press conference, the Leeds boss gave an in-depth presentation on Derby's tactics, although the club were eventually handed a £200,000 fine over the matter.
Much has changed since.
Lampard was appointed Chelsea head coach a few months later after guiding Derby to the Championship play-off final - at Leeds' expense - and the Yorkshire outfit are back in the big time after 14 years away.
And on Saturday the pair renew their rivalry in the Premier League and Bielsa has opened up on his relationship with Lampard ahead of the big game at Stamford Bridge.
"It's not bad," Bielsa said in his pre-match press conference, as per Leeds Live. "The relationship with him is similar to those I have with all my other colleagues.
Bielsa also commented on if he had learned anything about English football during the saga and if not being able to closely scout the opposition has bothered him since.
"It was already resolved by the authorities how these actions need to be punished," he added. "They were analysed and judged by those who need to analyse and judge them.
"I didn’t learn anything I didn’t know prior to that. I know the spirit of English football. The punishment I received, indicates to me this should not be repeated.
"This certain aspect can be deemed as something I learned.
"I never consider until what’s possible what is not allowed for me to do."
