VIDEO: MLS star Hany Mukhtar leads entire Nashville SC team in Diogo Jota celebration after netting game-winning penalty in 100th minute

In a heartwarming gesture, MLS star Hany Mukhtar led entire Nashville team to do Diogo Jota celebration after scoring match-winning penalty against Philadelphia Union on Saturday. Mukhtar paid tribute to Liverpool star Jota, who, along with his younger brother Andre Silva, tragically passed away aged 28 on July 3 after a horrific car crash in Spain.

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• Nashville players paid tribute to Jota
• Mukhtar led entire team to perform Jota celebration
• Scored late winner against Philadelphia Union

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Ten-man Nashville edged out Philadelphia 1-0 in an MLS clash on Saturday courtesy of Mukhtar's 101st-minute penalty goal. After scoring the winner, the German midfielder gathered the entire team on the sidelines and recreated Jota's iconic celebration as a tribute.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  In the Club World Cup, Paris Saint-Germain's Ousmane Dembele and Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe also paid tribute to the Reds star with their celebrations after scoring winning goals against Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in their respective quarter-final matches.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Nashville will be back in action next Thursday as they take on DC United in the quarter-final of the US Open Cup.