Both teams, face to face in the centre of the pitch, The five officials also joined in, naturally.
The ceremony was brief. It would not have been adequate otherwise, in a final, a day for celebration. Another barbaric act had struck Europe, and it was palpable in the mood.
Before the referee signalled the end of the minute's silence, the entire stadium broke into a round of applause, in a beautiful act which served as a preface to a celebration to continental football.