Spanish clubs pay tribute to Maradona ahead of La Liga fixtures
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VIDEO SHOWS: LA LIGA MATCHES HOLD MINUTE SILENCE IN MEMORY OF SOCCER LEGEND DIEGO MARADONA BEFORE KICK OFF
SHOWS:
MADRID, SPAIN (NOVEMBER 28, 2020) (MEDIAPRO/LA LIGA - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE)
1. PLAYERS STANDING AROUND CENTRE CIRCLE AS THEY PREPARE FOR MINUTE'S SILENCE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO DIEGO MARADONA
2. REAL MADRID COACH ZINEDINE ZIDANE LOOKING ON
3. REFEREE ADRIAN RODRIGO VEGA JOGGING PAST LARGE MARADONA SHIRT LAID DOWN IN CENTRE OF PITCH TO TAKE HIS PLACE FOR MINUTE'S SILENCE
4. VIEW OF EMPTY STADIUM AS MINUTE SILENCE IN PROGRESS
5. ALAVES COACH PABLO MACHIN LOOKING ON
6. MARADONA JERSEY ON SEAT IN STANDS
7. REAL PLAYERS DURING MINUTE SILENCE
8. ZIDANE
9. VIEW OF PITCH FROM BEHIND GOAL NET
10. UNAVAILABLE REAL PLAYERS INCLUDING SERGIO RAMOS AND KARIM BENZEMA (WEARING FACE MASKS) LOOKING ON
11. MORE OF STADIUM
12. REAL FORWARD MARIANO DIAZ MEJIA
13. MORE OF MARADONA SHIRT IN STANDS
14. STADIUM
15. ZIDANE
16. MORE OF STADIUM
17. REAL SUBS ON BENCH LOOKING ON
18. ALAVES' ARGENTINE MIDFIELDER RODRIGO BATTAGLIA APPLAUDING AS MINUTE ENDS
19. MARADONA SHIRT IN STANDS
VALENCIA, SPAIN (NOVEMBER 28, 2020) (MEDIAPRO/LA LIGA - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE)
20. PLAYERS GATHERING AT CENTRE CIRCLE FOR MINUTE'S SILENCE PAYING TRIBUTE TO DIEGO MARADONA AND FORMER VALENCIA PLAYER JUAN SOL (WHO DIED ON NOVEMBER 10 AGED 73)
21. POSTER OF JUAN SOL IN STANDS
22. EMPTY SEAT WITH SOL'S JERSEY AND FLOWERS
23. REFEREE BLOWING WHISTLE AS MINUTE'S SILENCE BEGINS WITH PLAYERS AROUND CENTRE CIRCLE
24. ATLETICO MADRID'S ARGENTINE COACH DIEGO SIMEONE APPLAUDING
25. ATLETICO MADRID'S ARGENTINE FORWARD ANGEL CORREA WITH HEAD DOWN DURING SILENCE
26. PLAYERS IN CIRCLE / EMPTY STANDS IN BACKGROUND
27. EMOTIONAL SIMEONE APPLAUDING
28. PHOTO OF MARADONA ON LARGE SCREEN IN STADIUM
29. REFEREE BLOWING WHISTLE TO SIGNAL END OF MINUTE SILENCE
30. PLAYERS AND COACHES ON SIDELINE SITTING
31. PLAYERS PREPARING TO START MATCH
32. POSTER OF SOL
33. MORE OF PLAYERS PREPARING FOR START OF MATCH
34. SIMEONE LOOKING ON FROM BENCH
HUESCA, SPAIN (NOVEMBER 28, 2020) (MEDIAPRO/LA LIGA - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE)
35. HUESCA AND SEVILLA PLAYERS STANDING AROUND CENTRE CIRCLE FOR MINUTE'S SILENCE / REFEREE PACING BALL ON CENTRE CIRCLE AND THEN WHISTLING TO COMMENCE TRIBUTE TO MARADONA
36. CLOSE OF SEVILLA PLAYER WEARING NUMBER 10 SHIRT (ALL SEVILLA PLAYERS WORE NUMBER 10 ABOVE THEIR JERSEYS TO HONOUR MARADONA (WHO WORE THE NUMBER FOR THE MAJORITY OF HIS CAREER)
37. IMAGE OF SMILING MARADONA ON SCREEN, SHOWING HIS YEAR OF BIRTH (1960) AND YEAR OF DEATH (2020)
38. SEVILLA PLAYERS AND HUESCA PLAYERS STANDING AROUND CENTRE CIRCLE
39. SEVILLA PLAYERS
40. HUESCA PLAYERS
41. MORE OF PLAYERS IN CENTRE CIRCLE
42. MARADONA ON SCREEN
43. CROWD SITTING AND APPLAUDING AS REFEREE WHISTLES TO SIGNAL END OF MINUTE
44. SEVILLA PLAYERS INCLUDING GOALKEEPER TOMAS VACLIK TAKING OFF NUMBER 10 SHIRTS AND PREPARING FOR START OF MATCH
STORY: La Liga games on Saturday (November 28) paid tribute to Argentine soccer legend and former Barcelona and Sevilla maestro Diego Maradona - a legend of the sport who died this week.
Real Madrid and Alaves honoured the Argentine with a large number 10 national team jersey laid on the centre of the pitch ahead of their match.
Earlier, Valencia and Atletico Madrid paid tribute to Maradona and Valencia's former player Juan Sol, who also died this month. Atletico Argentine coach Diego Simeone was visibly emotional during the minute's silence.
Sevilla, Maradona's former club, took on Huesca earlier, with Sevilla's players all wearing Maradona's number 10 shirt as a sign of respect before kick-off.
(Production: Mussab Al-Khairalla)