Gabriel pays tribute to Chapecoense

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Gabriel Paulista paid a tearful tribute to the victims of the Colombia plane crash, which included members of Chapecoense.

Seventy-one people, including Chapecoense footballers, staff and journalists, were killed when a plane crashed in the hills outside the Colombian city of Medellin.

Arsenal joined Southampton, Manchester United and West Ham in honouring the victims on Wednesday, while Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid also paid tribute at their games in Europe.

There was a minute’s silence at the Emirates Stadium prior to Arsenal’s EFL Cup quarter-final against Southampton as Lucas Perez, Aaron Ramsey and Gabriel held up a banner reading ‘Força Chape’, a phrase that has been used hundreds of thousands of times across social media since the disaster.

In an emotional interview with Arsenal Player, a visibly upset Gabriel detailed his close relationships with members of the coaching staff and two of the players.

The …

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