Paris St Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir players - as well as the three onfield match officials - have taken a knee before their Champions League game resumed, after being suspended the day before.
The match was halted after 13 minutes on Wednesday (NZ time), when players from both teams walked off in protest, after the Turkish club accused a match official of racism.
Players also held their fists in the air, as they gathered around the centre circle and wore 'No to racism' T-shirts during the warm-up.
Two banners carrying anti-racism messages were placed in the Auteuil tribune of the Parc des Princes stadium. The first read 'Support to Mr Webo... proud of the players... against racism', while the second one said "Paris united against racism".
UEFA has appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector to "conduct a disciplinary investigation regarding the incident".
"Of course, I am proud of what was done," PSG and France striker Kylian Mbappe says. "A lot of things were said, but in fact, there's nothing better than actions."
Mbappe and teammate Presnel Kimpembe were the most vocal in their support of Istanbul Basaksehir's decision to leave the pitch.
"We showed the entire world that we are united," Basaksehir coach Okan Buruk says.
The incident was sparked when Basaksehir's assistant coach Pierre Webo was shown a red card for protesting against a refereeing decision and the Turkish side then alleged that Romanian fourth official Sebastian Coltescu used a racist term towards the Cameroonian.
The four Romanian match officials were replaced for Wednesday's restart and Webo sat in the stands with the rest of his team's staff, after his red card was suspended, pending the UEFA investigation.
UEFA had two banners of their own with both clubs' logos, reading "No to racism" - one in French and the other in English.
Played without spectators as part of COVID-19 restrictions in France, the match was one-sided, with PSG winning 5-1, thanks to a Neymar hat-trick and two goals from Mbappe.
Mbappe and Kimpembe stopped by Webo on their way back to the dressing-room, and gave him their shirts.
Thomas Tuchel's side, who had only picked up three points in their first three games, topped Group H on 12 points, ahead of RB Leipzig, thanks to a better head-to-head record, with the German side also progressing, after their 3-2 win over Manchester United.
Meanwhile in other action, two headed goals from Karim Benzema helped Real Madrid reach the Champions League knockout stages with a convincing 2-0 home win over Borussia Moenchengladbach, who also progressed to the last 16.
Once the final whistle went, 'Gladbach's' players huddled around a smartphone to watch the final minutes of Inter's game against Shakhtar, erupting with joy, when that match also finished to send them through by the skin of their teeth.
Sergio Aguero came off the bench to score for Manchester City, as they cruised past Olympique Marseille 3-0. City finish atop the group, ahead of Porto, while Marseille finish bottom of the group.
Inter Milan were knocked out of the Champions League in the group stage for the third season in a row, after being held to a 0-0 draw at home by Shakhtar Donetsk, who were also eliminated.
Reuters
