‘It was very emotional, very emotional for me.’

Moving scenes at Anfield.

The Blues will make a financial donation.

Tributes were held to Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash (Picture: Getty)

The TNT Sports commentary team were left appalled after a tribute to Diogo Jota at Wembley was ‘spoiled’ by a small section of fans.

The Liverpool and …

‘We will always carry him with us in our hearts.’

Devastating.

‘What I’ve said to the players, I can say it here as well.’

Liverpool will play their first game since the passing pf Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva (Photo: Getty)

Premier League champions Liverpool begin their pre-season schedule today against Championship side Preston North End.

It will …

Liverpool will retire his number ‘across all levels’.

A truck driver who filmed the aftermath of Diogo Jota’s car crash has disputed claims that the Liverpool footballer was speeding in his Lamborghini before the accident.

Jota and his younger brother Andre Silva both died last Thursday when they were travelling along the A-52 motorway in north-west Spain in the early hours of the morning.

Jota’s bright green Lamborghini Huracan suffered a suspected tyre blowout before it veered off the road and burst into flames.

A preliminary report from Spain’s Guardia Civil police force has revealed that Jota was most likely the driver of the car, while evidence from the crash ‘points to a possible excessive speed beyond the speed limit of the road’.

Jose Azevedo, a Portuguese truck driver, was travelling along the A-52 when he encountered the burning Lamborghini with Jota and his younger brother inside the vehicle.

Azevedo, who filmed the car on fire as he approached the accident in his truck, says he tried to put out the flames and insists the Lamborghini did not appear to be exceeding the 120km/h (75mph) speed limit.

‘The truck driver, which was me, filmed it, stopped, grabbed the fire extinguisher and tried to help. I tried to help but due to the impact of the accident, there was nothing I could do, absolutely nothing,’ Azevedo said in a video.

‘They passed me completely calmly and were not speeding. You have my word they weren’t speeding. They were completely relaxed.

‘I drive this road Monday through Saturday and I know it’s a terrible place. It’s a dark road. I could see the make and colour of the car.

‘I offer my sincere condolences. I have a clear conscience, I know what I saw. Unfortunately, that’s how it ended. I stopped filming, tried to help, but unfortunately, there was nothing I could do.’

Spain’s Guardia Civil said: ‘The expert report is still being worked on and finalised.

‘Among other things traffic police from the Zamora branch of the Civil Guard are studying the tread marked by one of the wheels of the vehicle.

‘Everything is also pointing to a possible high excess of speed over the permitted speed on that stretch of the motorway.

‘All the tests carried out for the moment point to the driver of the crash vehicle being Diogo Jota.

‘The expert police report when it is finalised will be handed over to a court in Puebla de Sanabria.’

Jota was travelling to the northern Spanish port of Santander to take a ferry to England ahead of his return to Liverpool for the start of their pre-season campaign.

The 28-year-old father-of-three, who won the Premier League title with Liverpool last season and married his partner Rute Cardoso 11 days before the crash, had been advised not to fly after undergoing a lung procedure.

Jota and Andre Silva were buried in their home city of Gondomar near Porto last Saturday.

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Ramos played with Jota in the Portugal national team.

‘It hasn’t really sunk in yet.’

The Real Madrid star had to play through the pain of losing his friend.

Ronaldo was not at the funeral of his former teammate.

Liverpool players arrived in Portugal last night.

Jota was remembered as the Oasis reunion got underway last night.

Neto played with Jota at Wolves and were Portugal teammates.

Jota and Salah were teammates for five years.

‘Very, very sad news.’

Jota spoke to his former club president while driving on Wednesday night.

Jota spoke to his former club president while driving on Wednesday night.

Pedro Neto could miss Chelsea’s Club World Cup quarter-final against Palmeiras following the death of his fellow Portugal international Diogo Jota.

Liverpool forward Jota, who also played alongside Neto at Wolves, died on Thursday following a car crash in Spain.

Neto did not train following the news and manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed he will be granted compassionate leave should he want it.

Follow Metro’s live blog for full coverage of Diogo Jota’s death

The Blues face the Brazilian outfit on Friday evening (2am Saturday UK) at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Maresca said: ‘It’s a very sad day. I struggle to find words because it’s very difficult, the feeling that you have is of helplessness in this kind of situation.

‘The only thing I can say is all my love to his family, the people in this moment. It’s a big tragedy for them.

‘In terms of Pedro it is very sad, probably more than sad.

‘It’s completely Pedro’s decision. I had a chat with Pedro and we support him. Any decision he will take is the correct one.

‘It doesn’t matter if he’ll be on the pitch or not. We’ll see how he is feeling but, in any case, we’re going to support him.’

The game could see Chelsea come up against the teenage Brazilian forward Estevao Willian, who is due to join them after the tournament.

The highly-rated 18-year-old agreed a move to Stamford Bridge last year and the current competition in the United States is his final assignment with Palmeiras.

Maresca said: ‘When we prepare for games, we prepare thinking about the team, not the players that are on the other side, and we have done exactly the same in this game.

‘We prepare for the game against Palmeiras, not against Estevao. In this moment he is a Palmeiras player.

‘We don’t care if in the future he will be with us when this competition is finished. The only thing we are focused on is doing our best to try to beat Palmeiras.’

Can Joao Pedro play for Chelsea vs Palmeiras

Chelsea have a fitness doubt over Romeo Lavia due to a muscular injury and fellow midfielder Moises Caicedo is suspended.

Forward Joao Pedro could make his debut after completing his £60million move from Brighton earlier this week.

Maresca said: ‘Joao’s situation is a bit strange or different because he was on holiday. Even if he was working it is not the same when you work for yourself, compared with when you work with the team.

‘But we are very happy with Joao. In the last two days he worked with us. We’ll see if we need him and if we have a chance to give him some minutes we’re going to give him some minutes.’

Diogo Jota died in a car crash, along with his brother Andre, aged just 28(Credits: Shutterstock)

Diogo Jota’s physio has opened up on the agonising decisions the Liverpool star made that ultimately led to his tragic death.

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Diogo Jota died in a car crash, along with his brother Andre, aged just 28(Credits: Shutterstock)

Diogo Jota’s physio has opened up on the agonising decisions the Liverpool star made that ultimately led to his tragic death.

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Jota’s funeral is expected to take place on Saturday.