Not literally all of us, of course; two generations have passed since our last trip to Feyenoord Stadium - but it happened here and every Aston Villa supporter of any age, even if only in some spiritual sense, knows this place. Which of Real Madrid's sides was the greatest? Aston Villa's list of honours is long and proud, even if much of it is sepia-coloured.
We have been here before.
Not literally all of us, of course; two generations have passed since our last trip to Feyenoord Stadium - but it happened here and every Aston Villa supporter of any age, even if only in some spiritual sense, knows this place.
Not many of the pre-eminent clubs of our time have an undisputed single peak. Which of Real Madrid's sides was the greatest? When was Liverpool's finest hour?
Aston Villa's list of honours is long and proud, even if much of it is sepia-coloured. But there is one night that towers above all others. Every fan - from the thousands who were there to the many more not even born - feels the connection.
Thanks to the famous banner inside Villa Park, most know it word for word: "Shaw, Williams, prepared to venture down the left..."
There have been periods over the past 43 years when Villa have been lost in the long shadow of 1982. It has seemed unlikely, perhaps even inconceivable, that the club could come close to repeating such a feat.
Have those the top of the club since then, including the owners, managers and players, always understood what that night in Rotterdam meant to supporters?
There are no doubts anymore. Nobody questions the ambition of Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris in restoring Villa to the top bracket of clubs (financial rules notwithstanding).
Most of all, Unai Emery has always felt like a good fit, in part because of his passion for European football and its heritage.
For a few moments in April, after Morgan Rogers' goal in Paris and during the raging second leg at Villa Park, you could imagine history repeating itself. In the fumbling early weeks of this season, that felt like a hallucination.
But Sunday's win over Fulham has hopefully cleared minds. The scrambled early Premier League table, with other expected contenders off the pace, confirms there is time to make up lost ground.
However, the most direct route back to the Champions League runs through Rotterdam and ultimately, in eight months time, Istanbul.
Villa started the Europa League as favourites, and a more confident showing here than against Bologna last week would confirm that.
This is - his CV confirms - Emery's tournament. This is - their home aside - Villa's most hallowed ground.
So if they need inspiration to start moving forward again, this ought to be the place to find it.
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