The mighty Barcelona, at home in the Champions League - one of the finest sights in world football.
But for many tuning in to their quarter final first leg clash with Atletico Madrid, the fact that Messi et al were wearing their club's
hideous orange changed strip tarnished it a little bit...
https://twitter.com/CoogsLFC/status/717434774445547525
https://twitter.com/ZackDearie/status/717424222314840066
https://twitter.com/SFX24/status/717424575571705858
https://twitter.com/spursNutN17/status/717425902129442816
(Their home kits not
that bad, is it?)
So - why *were* they taking to the field in a changed strip? Was it a ploy to sell a few more replicas of their away shirts in the club shop?
https://twitter.com/rickydimech123/status/717431604843528192
No. In fact, it was nothing to do with Barcelona and was all Uefa's fault (of course).
Ahead of the tie, Europe's governing body
decided that Barca and Atletico's home kits would clash if they were to wear them.
Not that this mattered when the sides met in the league a few weeks ago.
