Chelsea’s maiden bow in the Uefa Super Cup on 28 August 1998 was an auspicious one, and not only because the Cup Winners’ Cup winners were set to re-enact the 1971 final of that competition by playing seven-time European Cup victors Real Madrid.

Most previous editions of the European showpiece had been played over two legs, but Chelsea-Real was a one-off affair, and the first of 15 held each summer in the diminutive but advantageously located home of Monaco, Stade Louis II.

Current members of the Blues’ coaching staff, Eddie Newton and Jody Morris, watched from the bench as the teams lined up before kick-off while the Super Cup anthem was played.

Wait … anthem? What actually blared out from the sound system was the fanfare and closing title music from the original ‘Star Wars’ film. It is called ‘The Throne Room’ and was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, and as the Champions League theme was recorded by the Royal Philharmonic, we can broach no ‘wrong mix-tape track’ excuses, please.