When is a guard of honour or ‘pasillo’ performed in soccer? Will Atlético do it against Real Madrid?
There is no love lost between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid , especially from Atleti’s side. While Los Blancos normally find themselves preoccupied with outdoing Barcelona, Los Colchoneros’ sole focus is getting one over on their foes from across the city. After being defeated in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals in Saudi Arabia, Diego Simeone’s side have immediate chance for revenge in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Thursday, although much of the pre-match chat has centred around their refusal to give their local rivals a guard of honour , known as a “pasillo” in Spanish. In soccer, guards of honour have been going on for as long as most of us can remember, although they only tend to come into the spotlight when one team has the chance to do it - or not - against another they don’t particularly like. When does a guard of honour normally take place? The guard of honour is, of course, seen as a traditional show of respect from Team A to Team B, which is theoretically suppos...