Obsession might be too strong a description of Abramovich’s own quest. But he certainly will not rest until he has won it. “It’s the one piece of the jigsaw he doesn’t have — and in his world everything should be complete,” one associate explained. The Champions League is just one more prize. But it’s the prize. The one he has not won. The Premier League title has been secured on three occasions, the domestic cups but he has been denied the full set. He wants to win it because, quite simply, he hasn’t won it yet.