13 things we loved this weekend: Griezmann, Bielsa, Klopp & more

Planet Football 30 Nov 2020

Lionel Messi and Lorenzo Insigne led the tributes to Diego Maradona as Europe’s domestic leagues held fixtures for the first time since the Argentina icon’s death this weekend.

On an emotional weekend, Barcelona, Napoli and Sevilla all recorded victories as they paid tribute to their former star Maradona.

We’ve rounded up the best of the action on and off the field.

Lionel Messi

What’s not to love?

Oh my word…MAGIC from Messi! 🔥

And he celebrates by revealing a Maradona Newell's Old Boys jersey under his Barca shirt ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Swreif0daf

— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) November 29, 2020

Lorenzo Insigne

On the topic of fitting tributes to Diego…

Lorenzo Insigne with an AMAZING free kick! 😱

What a way for Napoli's captain and local hero to pay tribute to Maradona 🙌 pic.twitter.com/O2fKqdwaxu

— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) November 29, 2020

Antoine Griezmann

This registered on the Yeboah-scale. His daughter’s reaction was priceless.

Antoine Griezmann with the sweetest of volley’s. Pick that one out 🤩 pic.twitter.com/lfrj4jmiFt

— SPORTbible (@sportbible) November 29, 2020

Marcelo Bielsa & Carlo Ancelotti

The crime thriller we all need to see.

“Did the lab find anything out about the prints?”

“No. Nothing.”

“Christ, we’re never gonna get this bastard”

Bielsa & Carlo. Sunday, 9pm. ITV1. pic.twitter.com/4ToUXZZmg2

— Mick (@nalaknip) November 28, 2020

Thomas Muller

What a fella.

Thomas Müller knows about those windy nights in Stoke 😅 pic.twitter.com/hT5GgcEHXD

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) November 28, 2020

Sergio Reguilon

The Spaniard has been introduced to cricket.

I don’t get it 😕 pic.twitter.com/8Pq2tjlKQP

— Sergio Reguilón (@sergio_regui) November 28, 2020

Robert Lewandowski

Lewandowski gonna Lewandowski.

Give him a sight on goal, and he'll score it. 😎

A cracking finish from Lewandowski gives Bayern the lead going into the break! 👏 pic.twitter.com/fEpCOWffiZ

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) November 28, 2020

Marine

The Magic Of The Cup™.

https://twitter.com/StuartWilksHeeg/status/1333106080986050564

Chorley

File this one under ‘victory songs we didn’t expect to hear’.

https://twitter.com/chorleyfc/status/1332769846216560648

Malta

Not the best time to have a national powercut.

Jurgen Klopp

Tell us what you really think, Jurgen.

A fascinating interview between Jurgen Klopp and @TheDesKelly discussing Liverpool's draw with Brighton, the Reds' injuries and fixture schedule. pic.twitter.com/s0BhahlUsP

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) November 28, 2020

Bologna

Bordeaux are the only team to have ever gone on a longer run without a clean sheet in Europe’s top five leagues (42 – in 1960).

FT | Bologna 1-0 Crotone: Mihajlović’s men have kept their first clean sheet in over 14 months – that’s 41 league games since their previous one.

— Get Italian Football News (@_GIFN) November 29, 2020

Jan Oblak

Speaking of clean sheets…

200th league appearance for Atletico Madrid

112th clean sheet

Jan Oblak has Atleti in good hands 🧤 pic.twitter.com/sgepK3K7E5

— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 28, 2020