Emotional tribute to Jesús de Miguel at the Metropolitano

Atlético Madrid and Barcelona paid tribute to Tenerife player Jesús de Miguel, who died recently, with a minute's silence and flowers at the Metropolitano.

Atlético Madrid and Barcelona held an emotional tribute to Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel at the Metropolitano on Sunday. Both teams' players wore commemorative shirts and gathered at the centre circle as referee Javier Alberola Rojas placed flowers on the pitch. Nearly 70,000 fans applauded as a respectful minute's silence was observed in his memory, broken only by a police helicopter overhead.

In the ninth minute, after Atlético scored through Giuliano Simeone, play was paused again to remember de Miguel. Players and supporters applauded from the pitch and stands, with the crowd chanting his name from the south end. The Metropolitano had already paid tribute to the Madrid-born player on Tuesday following Bayern Munich, hours after news of his death emerged.