Official anthem

The official anthem of the Copa Libertadores is a section of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral". The famous choral finale is Beethoven's musical representation of Universal Brotherhood. The piece is a non-literal adaptation of An die Freude (English: Ode to Joy) by Friedrich Schiller, who Beethoven admired.The anthem's chorus is played before the beginning and the end of television broadcasts of the matches in the Copa Libertadores.^[The piece is also played during the draw of teams at the beginning of each edition. It is also played during the awarding ceremony
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