"Why wasn't the Champions League anthem played during the Chelsea vs Real Madrid match?"

2023-04-19 13:37:40

The match between Chelsea and Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, in which the championship anthem was not played. What’s the reason?

Chelsea exited the continental championship in the quarter-finals after losing to Real Madrid

The Champions League anthem was not played in the Chelsea and Real Madrid match hosted by Stamford Bridge in London, yesterday, Tuesday, in the second leg of the quarter-finals.

The Spanish newspaper “Sport” said that the reason for not playing the anthem is that the person responsible for playing the recording of the championship anthem at Stamford Bridge stadium, the home of Chelsea, forgot about it before the start of the match, and as a result, the players of the two teams appeared in front of the camera broadcasting the confrontation while they were at a loss. They don’t know what’s going on.

BT Sport correspondent Des Kelly explained after the final whistle that the anthem button had malfunctioned and with time running out before kick-off the staff had no choice but to cancel their plans.

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This incident was not unique, as the matter was repeated in 2017, before Manchester United’s last match in the group stage in the Champions League, when the “Red Devils” faced the Russian CSKA Moscow, as the official anthem of the competition was not played inside “Old Trafford”, the stronghold of the English club. .

Chelsea exited the continental championship in the quarter-finals after losing to Real Madrid 4-0 on aggregate; Back and forth with the same score (2-0).