Real Madrid go green as Zidane's off-colour team see off Espanyol
Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid donned a green third kit in solidarity with climate change activists, beating Espanyol in an uninspiring game.
Saturday lunchtime, and the Gran Via and Plaza Mayor are teeming with Christmas shoppers in Madrid.
Cyclists, too, are out in force, gathering for a peaceful protest ride to make the case for leaving the car at home.
This is day one of a UN climate change convention being hosted by Spain's capital, and it is hard not to be conflicted by the collision of consumerism and conservationism.
We are living through times where we want to give, give, give to afford loved ones brief relief from cataclysmic reality, but at the same time we are warned the shop-around-the-clock culture is killing the planet.
At the nearby Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Real Madrid are wearing their mint-green third kit for a home league fixture against Espanyol.