The Champions League anthem translated into English isn't as dramatic as you thought

The Champions League is like nothing else in the beautiful game.

The Premier League, World Cup, Copa America, La Liga and countless other competitions all have their special place in the men’s football canon, but nothing quite compares to UEFA’s flagship tournament.

With giant clubs such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Liverpool all slugging it out under the floodlights, it’s no wonder that the Champions League consistently attracts huge audiences across the globe.

And one of the biggest contributors to the competition’s worldwide appeal is undoubtedly the effective branding and iconography that UEFA uses to give the tournament such a trademark image.

Besides, who doesn’t love the mascots fluttering a massive Champions League logo in the centre circle or the graphic of a fake stadium with massive stars for a roof that we desperately wish actually existed?

However, of all the tools in UEFA’s branding arsenal, it’s pretty hard to look past the Champions League anthem itself.

Even the most unemotional of football fans are prickled with goosebumps when the iconic music starts blaring out before games with the unmistakable declaration of ‘The Chaaaaaaampions’ truly getting the party started.

Introduced for the European Cup’s rebranding in 1992, the famous anthem was composed by Tony Britten in the style of famous 18th-century composer George Frederic Handel.

The lyrics to the undoubtedly epic music are a mix of UEFA’s three official languages of English, German and French, which means that many anglophones tuning in don’t necessarily get to grips with the entire song.

Don’t get it twisted, that doesn’t make the song any less epic and downright brilliant, but wouldn’t you be interested to learn the full English lyrics to the