UEFA will hold a minute’s silence at all of Wednesday night’s Champions League matches in Maradona’s memory.

According to reports, a minute's silence will be held in all fixtures this evening to honour the football icon. 

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Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, scoring the famous 'Hand of God' goal against England in the quarter-finals.

Manchester City and Liverpool are the British clubs in action tonight. 

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Maradona is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and was the inspiration for Argentina’s World Cup success in Mexico in 1986. He also led the country to the final of the 1990 tournament in Italy and managed them in South Africa in 2010.