Manchester City vs Chelsea: Brazilians Willian and David Luiz make touching goal tribute to Chapecoense victims

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Tom Doyle3 December 2016

Brazilian duo Willian and David Luiz paid an emotional tribute to the Chapecoense football team after the former scored to put Chelsea 2-1 up at Manchester City.

A charter jet carrying the Brazilian team, support staff, club officials and journalists went down on a flight to Medellin, Colombia, where Chapecoense were due to play in a Copa Sudamericana final match against Atletico Nacional. 71 people died, and only six of those on the plane - including three players - survived.

Chelsea and City wore shirts before Saturday's Premier League game dedicated to the Brazilian team, and a minutes' silence with the players also donning black armbands with the message "Forza Chape" for the occasion.

Willian was among the substitutes for the match as City took the lead through a Gary Cahill own goal, but the winger was brought on six minutes into the second half as Diego Costa struck to equalise on the hour mark.

Willian has struggled for game time under Antonio Conte this season, but coolly finished low past Claudio Bravo with 20 minutes remaining to hand Chelsea the lead.

Luiz then joined Willian as they both held up their armbands in a touching tribute to the victims of the Chapecoense air disaster.

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Arsenal centre-back Gabriel offered a tearful tribute earlier this week to his late friend Caio Junior, the Chapecoense coach who was among those killed in the plane crash.

"This is really hard to take. It is something we never imagine will happen with us or a close friend," Gabriel said.

"I played for Vitoria for five years and I worked with the coach and the backroom staff, and two other players as well. We were very close friends."

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