Messi, Barcelona remember Maradona in winning style

Flags at the Camp Nou flew at half mast, Maradona’s image was displayed on every screen and digital advertising hoardings while a club official held a framed Maradona Barcelona shirt.On Friday, Koeman said the best tribute his team could pay Maradona was to “show what we can do on the pitch”.

Messi seemed to be attempting a tribute to Maradona’s famous ‘Hand of God’ goal against England in 1986 as he leaped after the floating ball stretching his left arm toward it but the referee deemed he did not make contact. He celebrated by pulling off his Barcelona shirt to reveal a vintage Newell’s Old Boys jersey from Maradona’s one season with the club in Rosario, Argentina.“It was something very big. We Europeans don’t realize how big Maradona is in Argentina.”

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