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)