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Ukraine following the invasion of the Eastern European country by Russia.

Liverpool and Chelsea have performed a pre-match tribute for Ukraine ahead of the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.The two sides expressed their support for the war-torn country following the invasion launched by Russian president Vladimir Putin this week.Captains Jordan Henderson and Cesar Azpilicueta lead out their teams holding blue and yellow wreaths, the colours of the Ukraine flag.A minutes applause was then held, during which time Liverpool supporters belted out their anthem 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.After the national anthem was sung both sets of players posed for a picture with the wreaths. It comes after several other protests in the Premier League against the military operation over the weekend.Everton players entered the pitch draped in Ukraine flags in support of team-mate Vitaliy Mykolenko before their clash with Manchester City.Manchester United and Watford players urged peace with a sign ahead of their fixture.And Aston Villa's Matty Cash displayed a message of support for his Poland colleague Tomasz Kedziora who is caught up in the crisis.Chelsea have been impacted by Putin's military operation, with Russian owner Roman Abramovich handing over control of the club in recent days.The Russian billionaire announced he has handed over 'stewardship and care' of the club on Saturday.However, he remains owner of the club.Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel admitted earlier this week that the whole situation had impacted his side's preparation.He said: "We should not pretend that this is not an issue and I agree."The situation for me and for everybody here, for the players, is horrible.

Aston Villa full-back Matty Cash was booked for displaying a message to one of his teammates caught up in the crisis in Ukraine.

West Ham keeper, in fact, announced retirement from Poland earlier this summer, but he was given last night’s encounter at Warsaw's Stadion, Narodowy, as a final farewell, rounding off 57 caps in total.Fabianski, who's a legend of his home country, was given a guard of honour as well.Karol Swiderski put the home side into the lead before San Marino's Cristian Brolli scored what was incredibly his fourth international own goal.Then further goals came from Tomasz Kedziora, Adam Buksa and Krzysztof Piatek.