Peter Crouch is considering making the Champions League anthem his new ringtone after his maiden European hat-trick propelled Tottenham into the group stage for the first time. The England striker put his well-publicised off-field problems behind him to rekindle his love affair with Europe's premier club competition in last night's 4-0 play-off second-leg win against Young Boys. The 29-year-old always seemed to come alive in the Champions League when he was a Liverpool player and he now looks set to pick up where he left off at Anfield. Crouch has revealed how he was inspired by the competition's famous pre-match music last night - the first time he had heard it while on the field for a game for more than two years. "It's such an amazing theme tune, isn't it?" he said. "You stand there and the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and all the crowd get going. "When you hear that music, you realise you're playing the biggest competition in the world." Asked if he planned to make the anthem his mobile phone ringtone, he added: "Perhaps. It is fantastic music." Crouch was really on song yesterday, with Young Boys simply unable to cope with his two-metre frame as he scored two unchallenged headers. The striker completed his treble from the spot, while Spurs' other goal - their crucial second - was scored controversially by Jermain Defoe via the assistance of an arm. That helped seal a 6-3 aggregate success - a result that appeared unthinkable when Tottenham fell 3-0 behind after half an hour of last week's first leg. "If we'd have gone out with a whimper in a two-legged affair, it would've been disappointing," said Crouch, who cannot wait to be reunited with the cream of Europe, with Spurs having waited 48 years to be in such company. "The Barcelonas, the Inter Milans, Real Madrids: we've got the opportunity to play them and I think the fans are all looking forward to it," he said. "I think it's been too long for this club. It's a club that should be in the Champions League."
* PA Sport
