The final game of the season is here, and for the first time in what feels like forever it can be watched in peace. No more obsessive thoughts about who is missing, who is half-fit, what the line-up will look like, or what City or anyone else might be doing at the same time. At last, it can just be football.
The supporters, the players and everyone around the club have earned exactly this kind of ending to the league campaign. Clear heads, a full stadium and one evening where the focus can finally leave all the calculations behind and return to the sport itself.
It will be fascinating to watch Arsenal fully unburdened. Not sleepy, not casual, but released. Sometimes that is when you see most clearly what a team truly is, when it is no longer playing against its own nerves as much as against the opponent in front of it.
Mikel Arteta sounded like a man who could finally breathe when he spoke before the match. He said winning the title was "one of the best feelings I've ever had", and that mood seems to hang around the squad as well. The league job is done, the trophy is there, and now we get to see what a champion looks like when the shoulders finally drop.
On the other side, there are still side stories floating around, including the one about Eze and possible bonuses. Interesting as trivia, but ultimately irrelevant. The league has already delivered its verdict, and this game now belongs to enjoyment, applause and one more look at the team that dragged Arsenal back to the top after 22 years.
There is no need to invent new drama where it no longer exists. This final league game is there to be watched with a full chest, to salute the team and to catch one more frame from a season that will live for a very long time.
Enjoy it, and we will talk again after the match to sum up the impressions.