Football teams around the world have paid tribute to the victims of Monday’s Colombian plane crash that killed 19 members of Brazilian side Chapecoense. Journalists, commentators, team staff among many others also lost their lives in the crash.
In solidarity, most teams that played throughout the week paid tributes to all victims. A minute silence was held before the start of most matches.
At the Etihad stadium, the big screen showed a tribute to the victims just before the start of the match.
Chelsea players observe a minute silence during their match away at Etihad last Saturday.
Real Madrid and Barcelona also showed solidarity before the El-classico clash which ended in a one all draw at Camp Nou.
Leicester city, Tottenham, Swansea, Newcastle and Hull City were among teams that paid homage to the Brazilian team.
Manchester City wore a Chapecoense T-shirt during the warm up of their match against Chelsea
For some players though, it was a personal misfortune altogether especially the Brazilian players and South American players for that matter.
Brazilian born Gabriel Paulista could not hold back his tears as he held a banner with fellow teammates Ramsey and Xhaka.
Cavani received booking after scoring in the 2-0 win over Angers on Wednesday for taking his shirt off to unveil a message about the Chapecoense tragedy
Chelsea’s Brazilian duo, Willian and David Luiz all both raised their armband after Willian’s goal to show solidarity to their countrymen.
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