The saga surrounding Barcelona’s new kits will proceed this week. After beginning La Liga in opposition to Mallorca sporting final season’s third strip – the lime inexperienced 2024/25 design – it seems probably the shirt will stay in use as soon as once more this weekend.
It was deemed that each one three of Barcelona’s new package designs for the 2025/26 season would conflict with Mallorca’s colors. Now, evidently La Liga are insisting on the identical for the upcoming sport in opposition to Levante.
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No third package in opposition to Levante
Certainly, in keeping with , Barcelona shall be unable to debut their third package in opposition to Levante later this Saturday resulting from a call by La Liga.
The choice to don which package for a sport doesn’t lie with the membership, however with the match director appointed by the competitors.
The protocol is easy: each golf equipment add their choices into the official ‘Equipment Selector’ utility, and as soon as permitted, the definitive mixture is validated.
Barcelona wore an orange package in opposition to Levante in 2014/15. (Picture by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Pictures)
For the Mallorca sport, , resulting in the crew starting the 2025/26 league season sporting a jersey from final time period.
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Now, within the second matchday, barring a last-minute change, Barcelona will as soon as once more be compelled to put on the identical strip at Levante’s Ciutat de Valencia.
In line with La Liga, the house facet’s colors conflict with all three of Barcelona’s new designs – together with the orange third package.
The choice brings again a curious reminiscence. In 2014, Barcelona performed on the Ciutat de Valencia in an orange package throughout Luis Enrique’s first season, successful 0–5 in a shirt remarkably much like this yr’s third design, which continues to be awaiting its official debut.
On this event, nevertheless, La Liga has refused approval, insisting that the orange shade could possibly be confused with Levante’s crimson.
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In the meantime, the Barcelona third package for 2025/26 has not but been launched on the membership’s official channels or web site. However it’s already accessible for buy on varied Nike shops in numerous elements of the world.