Bayern Munich offer support to Liverpool after Diogo Jota's passing | OneFootball

Liverpool are in a state of mourning after Diogo Jota and Andre Silva's passings were confirmed.

Their journey from Portugal to Liverpool was cut short after one of the wheels on their car punctured at high speed while overtaking and just like that, the pair were cruelly taken from us in an instant.

Fans of the player and of the sport of football itself have been taken aback by the news and the reality that neither player will be able to take to the field again is almost beyond comprehension.

Countless physical and digital displays of respect have been paid to the club and the player's family over the last few days. No one knows what to do with themselves right now. We're in a state of shock.

Football clubs from around the world have shared their condolences with Liverpool and Bayern Munich are the latest to give their thoughts on the heartbreaking situation we are now in.

Speaking to Sky Germany, the Bayern Munich CEO Jan Christian-Dreesen offered these words.

He said: "If I heart correctly today there will be a minute's silence tomorrow. Such gestures are important symbols, signs that concern and sympathy are palpable within the football family.

"For the club, but especially for the teammates - and especially for the family of the deceased. For a club that set directly affected, it's difficult to do much more. But I think it's very important to show compassion and send such symbolic signals. What happened there is incredibly tragic.

"An outstanding player - but above all a family man and a human being - was taken from us. Words fail us. That makes it all the more important to mourn in silence.

"We at FC Bayern will also do our part together with Liverpool."

At a time where we all feel at a loose end, those words are particularly touching.

In the heat of battle in a competitive match, each team might hold resentment to the other, hoping to win and get the better of their rivals. It's a truly brutal game at times and you can easily be wound up.

But it is just a sport at the end of the day, filled with people trying their best to win, but also living entirely ordinary lives outside of their work, just like any other human being.

Everyone connected to football is in one great big family and regardless of where your loyalties stand, everything falls apart when we are talking about common decency, respect and empathy.

Jota might have meant nothing or everything to you, but his loss has an impact throughout the entire community. We will all have felt loss in our lives at one time or another. We can relate to his family.

Both Jota and his brother will both be deeply missed. Our condolences go out to those affected.