Spanish clubs pay tribute to Maradona ahead of La Liga fixtures

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)

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