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VIDEO: Messi Swaps Shirts With Plane Crash Survivor After Stirring Clash Between Chapecoense & Barca

Lionel Messi made a Chapecoense plane crash survivor's night by swapping his famous shirt with him following Barcelona's beautiful tribute match with them at the Nou Camp.

Last year's La Liga runners-up had extended a special invitation to the Brazilian club to face them in the Joan Gamper Trophy.

Chapecoense were rocked by tragedy last year when the plane that was carrying their squad to the Copa Sudamerica final to face Colombian side Atletico Nacional crashed and killed 19 players and staff.

The club had to sign 25 new players for the upcoming season, which included nine promotions from their youth ranks, and many of those were on display in an emotionally-charged exhibition match against Barcelona.