Raphinha has been praised after paying tribute to Jesus de Miguel following Barcelona’s win over Aston Villa in the Champions League.
On Tuesday morning, it was announced that CD Tenerife striker De Miguel had passed away at the age of just 30, following a serious incident during a Spanish Segunda Division match against FC Andorra.
The match was abandoned in stoppage time after De Miguel appeared to lose consciousness following a challenge by FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono, who was shown a straight red card.
FC Andorra wrote: “With broken hearts and devastated, we want to send our most sincere condolences to the family of Jesús de Miguel, to all his teammates, friends, and to CD Tenerife. Rest in peace.”
After the news was confirmed, the football world has been paying tribute to De Miguel, with Raphinha doing so following Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Villa at the Spotify Nou Camp.
As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Raphinha stated that tonight is not about football, as he dedicated the win to De Miguel and his family.
Romano wrote: “Raphinha: “Sorry, tonight I don’t want to talk about football. It’s clear that I want to dedicate this win to the fans, but I want to send a lot of strengt...