Barcelona To Pay Tribute To Terror Victims In LaLiga Opener

Barcelona will hold a minute’s silence before their LaLiga opener against Real Betis in memory of the victims of Thursday’s terror attack.

The most famous Spanish tourist city La Rambla was rocked after 13 people were killed and at least 50 injured when a van ploughed into pedestrians.

Ernesto Valverde’s squad came together today pre-training session to pay their respects following the attack on Las Ramblas .

Football icons and longtime rivals Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo joined Spanish sports stars around the world in expressing their grief after Thursday’s terror attack in Barcelona left many people dead.

“I want to send my condolences and all my support to the families and friends of the victims of the terrible attack in our beloved Barcelona, in addition to totally rejecting any act of violence,” Barcelona star Messi, 30, wrote on Instagram.

“We are not going to give up, there are many more of us who want to live in a world in peace, without hate and where respect and tolerance are the basis of coexistence,” added the Argentine who arrived in the Catalan capital as a teenager 14 years ago.

Real Madrid’s Portuguese captain Ronaldo took to social media to express his shock at the attack which also left more than 50 injured.

“Dismayed at the news coming from Barcelona. All the support and solidarity (to) the family and friends of the victims,” he wrote on Twitter.