By Ben Nagle for MailOnline
Published: 07:04 GMT, 23 January 2019 | Updated: 07:04 GMT, 23 January 2019
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Leading French sports newspaper L'Equipe is mourning the 'disappearance of a warrior' after a plane carrying Cardiff's new striker Emiliano Sala went missing over the English channel on Monday night.
A desperate search for any sign of debris will resume at sunrise on Wednesday morning, with the players former team-mates at Nantes suffering an 'unbearable wait'.
The front page of the newspaper on Wednesday morning carries a single image of the Nantes-turned-Cardiff striker applauding the French fans before his £15million move to south Wales.
The front of Wednesday's L'Equipe is mourning the disappearance of 'warrior' Emiliano Sala
Nantes fans gather to lay flowers for Sala who is missing after a plane he was on disappeared
A Nantes fan chants and displays a club shirt with Sala's name on the back on Tuesday evening
Alongside the picture, the situation is explained: 'The private plane which Emiliano Sala, twenty-eight years old, had taken place to join Cardiff, his new club.
'In Nantes, the wait has been unbearable for the team-mates and supporters of a striker loved for his fighting qualities.'
A day-long search for any signs of the wreckage
