Under Jurgen Klopp one of Liverpool's great strengths has become the innate ability to keep going.
Ever since the introductory "doubters to believers" speech at his press conference upon being unveiled as the Reds' manager in 2015, Klopp has fostered this mentality - or monstered it, if you will - that no matter what is in front of you, if you can tackle it with a clear mind and focus then it will be okay.
That took a while to generate though, with defeats in the finals of League Cup, Europa League and Champions League in the years up to 2018, and nor is it a complete and utter guarantee of success, you only need to look at Premier League seasons of 97 and 92 points that haven't ended up with the trophy as evidence of that.
But for a club that had so often been at odds with itself, the approach is clearly working.
The core supporter base is as calm and trusting of the manager and players as it has ever been, and while setbacks have happened they haven't been dwelled upon.
When Klopp says that Liverpool have already got over not winning the Premier League you tend to believe him, even if the manner of Manchester City's come-from-behind victory against Aston Villa on the final day of the campaign must have stung.
The air about the place is almost always a relaxed, focused one, and you can trace that back four years to May 26, 2018, and the Champions League final against Real Madrid in Kyiv.
Back then imposter syndrome was abound, and the sense that Liverpool were just happy to be sharing a pitch with Real Madrid was a very real one.
The 3-1 defeat, and the manner of it - poor Loris Karius - provided a sharp shock to the senses, but set the Reds up for what was to come. As defeats go, it has to now be regarded as one of their most useful.
Back then they were still trying to work out what they wanted to be, and they played a Real Madrid side who were on the hunt for their fourth Champions League title in five seasons. It wasn't quite men against boys but it wasn't far off.
Four years on they arrive in Paris as many people's favourites for the crown, what would be a second in four seasons.
They do now possess the belief built up from the last four years of sustained excellence, but the problem is that they are facing the Champions League's biggest believers. Real Madrid have never lost that, regardless of who is in their team.
"On paper you'd almost say they're weaker from 2018, and why I thought they would win the league in Spain this year, I did think Chelsea would beat them - I was wrong - and I did think Manchester City would beat them - and I was wrong," says Steve McManaman, a favourite of both clubs who admits that he will be on the Red side of the fence in Paris.
"In this tournament there is something very, very special about Real Madrid, and you just cannot write them off.
"So even if they do look weaker on paper without Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, actually the sum of their parts still propels them to be this wonderful team."
And those parts have been purring perfectly en route to Paris.
After coming through a group stage which included Inter Milan, Real mounted improbable comebacks to beat PSG, Chelsea and Manchester City.
That's the type of stuff that makes you think that something is stirring, and McManaman can only marvel at the players and manager who have produced it.
"Luka Modric is 36, nearly 37. He shouldn't be as good as he was four years ago, but he's probably on a par," he continued.
"I spoke to him on Tuesday and he says he feels great, he's fit as you like and he wants to carry on playing for many years, and you think to yourself 'wow! He's gonna be 37!'
"He's still excelling, and his pass to Rodrygo for the Chelsea goal was the assist of the season.
"On paper they look a little bit weaker and Liverpool look stronger, but they continue to prove me wrong.
"I had thought the English teams would be so dominant this year, but Madrid have beaten last season's Serie A champions (Inter) in the group stage, they beat PSG, this season's French champions, in the last-16, they beat the reigning European champions Chelsea, and they've beaten this season's Premier League winners Man City.
"They have done it the hard way this year, and if they are to win it it should go down as one of the greatest victories ever in terms of teams who they've beaten, especially considering that people in Spain didn't consider them anywhere near favourites.
"I think what Carlo Ancelotti has done, like what Carlo always does, is that he's got some sort of magic that he passes on to the players, and they just crack on with it."
Liverpool won't want to hear about the magic. That is the sort of sprinkling they like to reserve for themselves on occasions such as these.
Klopp has seen his squad evolve to into the teak-tough unit it is now, one that looks built to handle virtually any occasion.
But this one? Against a Real side determined to 'out-belief' them and with an eye on the ultimate prize once again?
It could prove to be this group's toughest test, and ultimately the one they should be proudest of passing if they do so.
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