The UEFA Champions League anthem was the work of English composer Tony Britten, who adopted the piece Zadok the Priest
21/08/2024 – 18:49hs CST
© Getty ImagesChampions League anthem changed
UEFA has revealed a revamped version of the iconic anthem Champions Leaguein a 2024-2025 season. Which will premiere in a new format for this season, which started on July 9 and will continue until the Final, scheduled for Saturday, May 31, 2025Now that the groups have disappeared and it has become a single league phase of 36 teams.
This issue has drawn attention on social media, where many of the Fans have mixed opinions about this new version and format of one of the most important tournaments at club level. An adjustment that was quickly highlighted and criticized by fans, especially because of their dissatisfaction with the slight adjustments to specific chords, which are undoubtedly what make it so special.
What does the Champions League anthem say?
Although the lyrics have not changed, the same is not true for the melody, which has a more accelerated pitch, giving priority to the vocals in the performance. The UEFA Champions League anthem was the work of English composer Tony Britten, who adopted the piece Zadok the Priest by German composer Georg Friedrich Händel.
Giving the interpretation to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, in voices of the Academy of Saint Martin. While, the lyrics are made up of two stanzas and a chorus, written in English, French and German, with a duration of three minutes. Which consists of the following words that make it up:
They are the best teams, the main event.
The masters, the best, les meilleurs equipes, the champions.
A grand reunion The greats and the best! A major sporting event the main event: They are the best, These are the champions.
The masters, the best, les Grandes equipes, the champions.
The masters, the best, les Grandes equipes, the champions.
Here is the new version, any opinions?
Fans react to the new version
The new version of the anthem did not go down well with fans who immediately claimed that the song had been ruined: “It seems like a pirate copy to me”, “disgusting”, “changes are sometimes for the worse”, said a large section of the followers of the international contest. While others say that it will be a matter of time before they come to assimilate the changes.
