25/07/2023
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The last time he played in white was against Ipswich Town in the Cup Winners’ Cup in the 1978/79 season
Xavi Hernández’s men will also wear it in Las Vegas against Milan
The game that Barça and Arsenal will play in the early hours of Thursday in Los Angeles will not only be the debut of Xavi Hernández’s team in this 2023-24 season. It will also mean the premiere of what is the second kit for this course, the impressive white shirt that Barça also plans to use in the match that will close this tour in Las Vegas against Milan.
Although the shirt has caused some controversy in some sectors of Barcelona because white is the color of Real Madrid, the truth is that said color is also linked to the history of FC Barcelona. In fact, the white shirt is associated with an image of Johan Cruyff, as the Dutchman was one of the last players to wear it in a UEFA Cup tie in the 1977-78 season against Aston Villa.
Before, it was common for Barça to play in white in Europe in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. In 1952, for example, he won the Latin Cup dressed in white, a color that was widely used when there was a coincidence with the opponent’s colors.
Despite certain criticisms, the club is convinced that it will be a sales success because it is reminiscent of emblematic players like Cruyff or Kubala.. And the promotion will start in Los Angeles against Arsenal. White will return to the Barça shirt, something that It had not passed since the quarterfinals of the Cup Winners’ Cup of the 1978/79 season in a match against Ipswich Town.
2023-07-25 08:06:48
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