It granted Brendan Rodgers' team their sixth victory in seven matches and maintained their healthy cushion at the top of the table, but it would be stretching a point to suggest that they emerged unscathed from a challenging afternoon.
After a challenging morning, lunch of gazpacho and salad and a small handful of dried fruit and nuts left my stomach growling, but I consoled myself with the thought of the other element of this unusual detox: wine.
Forecasters say strong Santa Ana winds, coupled with low humidity, could offer "a recipe for explosive fire growth". "We stand a good chance of a challenging night and day tomorrow," California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Tim Chavez said Wednesday, adding that there's potential for fire growth on the northwest side and a high probability of spot fires.
Serena Williams followed her sister onto the Ashe Stadium court and had a more challenging evening, struggling to find her form against 19-year-old Angelique Kerber, although Williams eventually won, 6-3, 7-5.
Andrew Robertson got his first goal for his country on an otherwise challenging evening.
"It sounds like it will be a very challenging night," she said.
The Bach is, of course, gorgeous, but at the close of a challenging, complex afternoon it felt a little pat, an overly consolatory ending to an exciting, refreshingly unsentimental concert.
It was a meaningful but also very challenging night.
Diagnosis of diabetic foot osteomyelitis is particularly challenging (7), despite the availability of various clinical, serological, and imaging techniques (7– 11).
This was a challenging yet exhilarating evening.
Nancy could have delivered the news to her son, and one of the happiest days could have quickly turned into a challenging and frustrating night.
