Real Madrid, Barcelona will both play Clasico in away kits … and fans aren’t happy
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When Real Madrid and Barcelona run out on to the pitch at the Bernabeu to contest Sunday’s Clasico (stream LIVE at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+ in the U.S.), there will be a different look to this edition of the famous fixture between the two great LaLiga rivals.
That’s because, for the first time in 249 competitive meetings between them, both clubs will be wearing away kits rather than Madrid’s iconic all-white uniform and Barca’s distinctive blue-and-red stripes.
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Despite the game being played at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Spanish capital, Madrid will wear a change strip which was released this week. Carlo Ancelotti’s side will be dressed in black, as part of a collaboration with Y-3 — which is itself a partnership between Adidas and Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto — to celebrate the club turning 120 years old.
A special collection to celebrate a special moment. 🖤
Our 120th anniversary.@RealMadrid x @adidasfootball
🔗 https://t.co/LLxFTMoOgC pic.twitter.com/3CkRQp2nYP— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) March 17, 2022
Barca, meanwhile, will wear their away kit on Sunday, which is yellow with four red brushstrokes across the front. The colours are taken from the Catalan flag, known as La Senyera.
Both sides are so inextricably linked to their famous colours that they have become their nicknames: Madrid are often known as Los Blancos, while Barca are regularly referred to as the Blaugrana — and the clash of those two sets of colours on the pitch has become synonymous with El Clasico. As you might expect, fans have not reacted well to the teams’ decisions to break from tradition this weekend.
Dislike absoluto. Esto no es un Clásico ni es nada. https://t.co/rMKA11XRJB
— Alejandro Segura (@Alejandro_sj) March 17, 2022
“Absolutely dislike this,” Marca journalist Alejandro Segura tweeted….
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