PSG and Inter Milan will dispute the 2025 Champions League final on Saturday evening, and the iconic theme of the competition will again be central for the competition
No Champions League match would be complete without a spine-tingling interpretation of the national anthem of the competition, and this year's final will be no different. Of the 36 teams that started the last renewal of the tournament, there are only two left.
This campaign was the first to record a new competitive phases system. Instead of the traditional groups with four teams, each side was set up against eight different opponents. After this phase was completed, Arne Slot and Liverpool were at the top of the table and only one match lost.
The Arsenal of Mikel Arteta progressed to the round of 16 in third place, just like Aston Villa in eighth place. An outdoor sorts City in Manchester, however, needed an extra play-off tie before they hopefully arrived at the top eight, but they came from Real Madrid's hands.
Paris Saint-Germain then sent Liverpool packaging before conquering the men of Unai Emery in the quarter-final phase. The Gunners would face them in the last four, after they had put loose blancos out, although they too became the victim of the lightning of Les Parisiens forward.
With PSG in the final, the other side of the bracket Inter Progress saw, while defeating Feyenoord, Bayern Munich and Barcelona to reach the showpiece final. The two giants will soon be confronted, with the national anthem of the competition that reflects around the stadium just before the kick -off.
But have you ever wondered what the actual texts are for one of the most renowned songs of the sport? Mirror Football takes a look at the song itself, which is often sung – at least partly – by the players on the field for the game.
The texts are as follows, sung in the three official languages ​​of UEFA, English, French and German:
“Ce Sont Les Meillures Équipes [They are the best teams]. Es sind those very best man [They are the best teams]. The main event. Meister [The masters]. Die [The best]. Les Grandes Équipes [The great teams]. The champions!
“Unne Grande Réunion [A big meeting]. Eine Grosse Sportliche Veranstaltung [A great sporting event]. The main event. That Meister. That best. Les Grandes Équipes. The champions!
“Ils Sont Les Meilleurs [They are the best]. Sie sind that rest [They are the best]. These are the champions. That Meister. That best. Les Grandes Équipes. The champions! “
The national anthem was composed by Tony Britten, graduated from the Royal College of Music, in 1991. It takes place in the style of the 18th-century musician George Frederic Trade and adapted from his 'Zadok The Priest'. It was recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, based in London, in 1992 and sung by the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields Chorus.
The national anthem of the entire length is about three minutes long, but the orchestral version is played before matches. It has become synonymous with a large European night and was commissioned by a rebrand who wildly galvanized the newly formed Champions League.
“It was a long time ago, and to be honest it was just another job,” British told the BBC in 2020 and remembered the moment he was asked to create the now iconic national anthem. “The old European cup had become a very tired competition and to the honor of UEFA they wanted to raise the sport around the time that there was a lot of hooliganism throughout Europe.
“Uefa wanted this match to be about the best of football instead of the worst, and said they should have a national anthem. I remember that I asked,” Where are the words? ” And they said they didn't know, but that they wanted something in the three official languages ​​of UEFA.
“So I came up with a series of superlatives.” The biggest “,” The Best “,” The Masters “,” The Main Event “,” The Champions “and translated between those languages. It all came together within a few weeks and the actual composing process was just a matter of days.
“Although it was designed to be an important competition, there were only eight teams and nobody thought it would be the mega competition it has now become.”