Spanish football came together this weekend to pay tribute to Jesús de Miguel, the CD Tenerife player who died this week following a heavy collision during the match against FC Andorra.

Ahead of Atlético Madrid v Barça, as at the other matchday 12 fixtures, players from both teams walked onto the pitch together with the match officials, all wearing shirts bearing the message "Siempre en nuestro recuerdo" (Forever in our memory) and the number 9, worn by the late striker.

Before kick-off, the captains of both teams laid flowers in the centre of the pitch and a minute's silence was observed in his memory. The players also wore black armbands as a mark of respect.

Play stopped

The tribute continued during the match. Play was due to stop in the ninth minute, in reference to Jesús de Miguel's shirt number, but this coincided with Giuliano Simeone's goal. The tribute instead took place a couple of minutes later, when play was halted for a commemorative video and another round of applause.

    of
    Força Barça