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Barcelona, Real Madrid honor victims of Brazil soccer team's plane crash
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Barcelona, Real Madrid honor victims of Brazil soccer team's plane crash

Published Dec. 9, 2016 1:06 p.m. ET

Barcelona and Real Madrid have held a minute of silence before their practice sessions in honor of the victims of the plane crash involving Brazilian club Chapecoense.

Real Madrid also released a statement expressing its "condolences to relatives and friends of the victims" and "wishing an early recovery for the survivors."

Atletico Madrid used Twitter to send its condolences to the victims' relatives. One of Chapecoense's players on the plane was midfielder Cleber Santana, who played for Atletico from 2007-10.

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