Overview
- The tribute took place Monday evening at Anfield after the pre‑match press conference for Tuesday’s Champions League group fixture.
- Head coach Xabi Alonso, club executive Emilio Butragueño, defender Dean Huijsen and Liverpool’s Trent Alexander‑Arnold participated in the offering.
- Flowers were laid at a supporter‑created cenotaph honoring Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, and the act was met with an ovation from home fans.
- Alexander‑Arnold added a handwritten note and a PlayStation controller alongside the floral tribute.
- Jota, 28, died in a July 3 car crash in Cernadilla, Spain, after five seasons at Liverpool in which he made nearly 200 appearances and scored 65 goals, and supporters have retired his No. 20.