A new Nike Barcelona fourth shirt 2025/26 has dropped, remixing the Blaugrana stripes.
This might be the artiest Barcelona shirt ever, too, with the Catalans looking to get back to Camp Nou imminently: the city has a rich heritage when it comes to the art world, from the likes of Antoni Gaudi through to Rosalia, but this new top also pays tribute to a famous Clasico.
20 years ago today, Bara beat Real Madrid 3-0, with Ronaldinho's display ranked at no.4 in FourFourTwo's list of the greatest individual performances of all time now, this shirt pays serious homage.
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With Barcelona's famous stripes inspired by the trajectory of the ball for all three goals that night, Nike have delivered quite possibly the first-ever Bara top inspired by a single game.
Inside the collar, three circles highlight the minutes in which those goals were scored: the 14th, 58th and 77th, Bara tell us now, adding, And on the outside, the Catalan flag completes the design.
To commemorate the intersection of football, sport, and high fashion, a nostalgia-doused video has been released across the club's social media channels.
Packed with visual references to both art and football, and featuring the likes of Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmati, Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Balde, the piece is designed to illustrate the idea that the sport conjures up moments that defy explanation rather like that Ronaldinho masterclass with Marc Bernal looking at a sign spelling out the clubs motto, More than a Club, in lights.
Naturally, The video includes fragments of Ronaldinho's goals from that night, as well as clear allusions to the famous applause he received, an iconic memory. Rashford, meanwhile, could be making a case for a post-playing career as an actor, seen admiring a display case that holds a replica of the boots worn by the Brazilian hero during that night.
This might be the boldest kit that Nike have released for the club in quite some time, with the American manufacturer favouring subtler details in the last few years.
Not here: the stripes are thick, as if painted onto the base of the shirt and this marks the return of a fourth colour to complement the maroon, blue and yellow, as a light blue is added.
In FourFourTwo's view, it's an absolute stunner, and proof that Nike can do no wrong when it comes to the Catalans (well, don't hold us to that).
With the home, away and third tops for Hansi Flick's men all hitting the mark this term without any of the three really becoming classics, this might be the one that goes down in history, should Lamine Yamal and co. achieve something monumental this season (Yamal, incidentally, isn't involved in the promo as he's an Adidas athlete).
So what do you reckon? Wowsers or trousers? Tell us in the comments.
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