Chelsea and Panathinaikos fans pay emotional tribute to George Baldock ahead of Conference League clash - after footballer tragically died in Greece aged 31

Supporters of Chelsea and Panathinaikos have paid an emotional tribute to George Baldock in the build-up to their Europa Conference League clash. Supporters of Chelsea and Panthinaikos have paid an emotional tribute to George Baldock Baldock pictured playing for Panathinaikos earlier this month, just days before his death Baldock pictured in 2020 when he was playing for Sheffield United in the Premier League Ahead of the match Chelsea paid their respects to the right-back with a special post on X, formerly Twitter, showing Enzo Fernandez holding a replica Blues shirt with 'Baldock 32' on it. Greece's players pictured posing for a pre-match team photo ahead of thier game against Ireland, while displaying the shirt of the late George Baldock following his death aged 31 Ireland's players pictured during a minute's silence before their match in Piraeus There had also been pre-match tributes at the Wembley match, where both sets of players wore black armbands and observed another minute of silence. Manchester City youngster James McAtee - who played alongside Baldock during a loan spell at Sheffield United - then dedicated his two goals to his late former team-mate after starring in England U21's 2-1 win over Ukraine on Friday.