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Steven Chicken

What is the Champions League anthem, and what do the lyrics mean?

A view of the UEFA Champions League logo during the UEFA Champions League 2021/22 Round of 16 Draw at the UEFA headquarters, The House of European Football, on December 13, 2021, in Nyon, Switzerland.

You know the one. Strings swell, there's some stuff in another language, then a big lovely choir sings 'THE CHAAAMPIONS!', before a four-note brass blast.

Somehow, it still makes us think of watching the Champions League on ITV, despite the fact it's been used on every channel and at every game around Europe from 1992 to this very day.

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