90,000 Barca fans, players remember Cruyff at El Clasico

April 03, 2016 | 12:34

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More than 90,000 Barcelona fans took part in a spectacular pre-match display in honour of legendary former player and coach Johan Cruyff ahead of El Clasico against Real Madrid on Saturday.

Football supporters hold-up posters to form a giant mosaic of the number 14 jersey in tribute to late Dutch football player Johan Cruyff before the Spanish league "Clasico" football match FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF on April 2, 2016 AFP/Pau Barrena

BARCELONA: More than 90,000 Barcelona fans took part in a spectacular pre-match display in honour of legendary former player and coach Johan Cruyff ahead of El Clasico against Real Madrid on Saturday.

The display read "Thank you Johan" alongside a Barca jersey with the number 14 the Dutch great wore during his playing career.

A video dedication of Barca's greats, including the club's most successful ever coach Pep Guardiola, thanking Cruyff was played before a minute's silence was held in his honour before kick-off.

Cruyff's son Jordi - a former Barca player himself - was joined by seven former Barcelona presidents in the directors' box.

As a player, Cruyff ended Barca's 14-year wait to win La Liga in 1974. However, his greatest achievements with the club came as a coach as he won four consecutive league titles between 1990 and 1994, as well as delivering the club's first European Cup in 1992.

AFP

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