When Celtic clinched their maiden league title back in May, in the most dramatic of scenarios with a 90th-minute winner, Sadiku said she had, “changed the mindset from being underdogs to dominating” since coming to the club.

It’s easy to forget the former Everton under-21 boss only took the gig in Glasgow in January of this year. It’s been a relentless run subsequently.

In the league, she’s only suffered defeat once, in her first game, against the league’s previous sole, dominant force, Glasgow City.

Since then, there have been last-minute winners and gutsy comebacks – as recent as last Thursday – against their arch rivals, Rangers, which have showcased that shift in mentality Sadiku set about implementing.

Even in this competition, way back in the semi-finals of the first round of qualifying, Celtic were staring at the exit door as they could not break down KuPS, until Saoirse Noonan equalised to force extra-time and then killed the tie by completing her hat-trick.

It’s a never say die attitude that Sadiku has been forced to develop and deploy through self professed hell.

She was 19 when she first suffered an ACL injury. She went away, recovered and returned, and within three months, did it again on the same knee. Rinse and repeat the process.

The third time she sustained the injury, that had to be that. But there was no quitting, rather an adjustment in ambition as she turned her hand to coaching all but immediately and got right back to the grind.

“I’ve been in the dark, I’ve been through hell but I’ve also been a hard working person throughout my whole life – not only football,” the 30-year-old said in the wake of the qualifying for the group stages.

“I remember the first time coming here, it was not a good mood in the group, but I think I’ve come in with energy and belief and I always think that with togetherness, you’re always going to be successful.

“That’s my values, I’m the kind of coach who has big belief in my players. They’ve been growing since I’ve come in.”