AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf will have a former team mate turned familiar foe barring the way to a personal record in the Champions League final against Juventus at Old Trafford.
Seedorf has already tasted Champions League glory twice, with Ajax Amsterdam in 1995 and Real Madrid in 1998, and victory on Wednesday would make him the first player to win the European Cup with three different teams.
His hopes of achieving that feat will rest to some extent on his ability to win a midfield battle with fellow Dutchman Edgar Davids, a player he knows well.
Seedorf and Davids cut their footballing teeth together at Ajax and were on the same young team that beat Milan in the final in 1995.
Seedorf had already moved on to Sampdoria by the time Ajax, with Davids in the side, lost the final the following year to Juventus but they were on the pitch together again in 1998.
This time, they were on different sides and it was Seedorf who got the better of that particular encounter as Real beat Juventus 1-0.
Wednesday's game will be a fourth final for Davids and a third for Seedorf, who is looking forward to renewing their acquaintance.
"I'll be proud to see Edgar in the final," Seedorf said on the eve of the match. "We were European champions together and we lived our first years in football together.
"I've been lucky enough to play two other finals in two other places and I've had great experiences in the competition. "The atmosphere is different each time and the emotions are possibly even higher now."
Seedorf, in his first season at Milan following a move from Inter, has been impressed by the fighting spirit shown by the players, but he believes Serie A champions Juventus will be the favourites going into the final.
"They won the title and also knocked out Real Madrid, the reigning European champions, with a great performance," Seedorf said.
"They're the favourites but that doesn't mean we're not capable of beating them."