Sadly, such is the nature of modern cup football, Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final will be viewed with one eye on the Premier League.
It should not be like that, but it is.
The riches on offer in the Premier League makes staying in it so important for Leeds United, just as it is for every team.
With work on expanding Elland Road, the thought of having the biggest ground in next season’s Championship is far from appetising.
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INJUSTICES: Leeds United manager Daniel Farke (Image: Matt McNulty/Getty Images)
So grating though it is to write, cup runs are something of a luxury these days, if not necessarily on the terraces than certainly in the boardroom.
Leeds have not played in the semi-finals of the competition since they were knocked out by eventual winners Coventry City in 1987. They have not won it since 1972.
And whether it sits well with you or not, the prize for reaching the semi-finals these days is a trip to Wembley.
But crucially, Leeds are away to West Ham United on Sunday, their Premier League relegation rivals and final-day opponents. There are psychological blows to be landed and ghosts to be buried, given the Whites' poor record in London.
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RED CARD: Thomas Bramall shows a red card to Gabriel Gudmundsson at Crystal Palace (Image: Glyn KIRK / AFP via Getty Images)
And after four league games without a goal, six without a win – although they have chipped away four valuable draws.
A victory, or even scraping through on penalties as they did at Birmingham City in round four, would be a shot in the arm that should carry through into the final seven matches of the all-important league programme, which resumes at Manchester United a week on Monday.
Despite more than once emphasising the importance of the "bread and butter" of the league, Farke briefly turns romantic when asked what a Cup win would mean for the rest of his club’s first season back in the top-flight after two years away.
"First of all, that the dream lives on," he replies. "If you have the chance to write history in the club and especially for such a big club, it's always a special motivation.
"We know we can do something really special and for that, it's a big motivation, especially with this group. That's the first thing.
"The second topic is always there's no replacement for wins.
"It's important to have the winning feeling and it's always good for the confidence.
"Every positive performance, every positive result, is good for the confidence."
But there is pragmatism too.
With 33 points from 31 games, his side are on course to stay in the Premier League - no mean feat considering how miserably the last six promoted teams have fared over the previous two seasons. But with only a four-point gap to West Ham, who are in the final relegation place and showing signs of fight under Nuno Espirito Santo, the job is not done yet.
And that is never far from Farke's mind either.
"On the other hand," he adds, "you have to be realistic. It doesn't give us one point in the league. It's not like if we win, then we are flying and everything will be easy or if we go out of the competition we have no chance for a positive run-in.
"I hope, of course, for a good result for several reasons, but I also won't over-interpret it.
"It's not like we win it then we (automatically) win the next game away at Man U.
"It would still be a hard struggle in each and every Premier League game to be there with a good outcome and for that, it would be important, but also not decisive."