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Green or blue? Barça’s new shirt divides supporters
Barça has already put its third kit for the 2026/27 season on sale, and the design has quickly generated discussion. The shirt revives the aesthetic of European football from the 1990s, but it is its unusual colour that is dividing supporters: for some it is green and for others, clearly blue.
The club officially settles the discussion by describing it as a very light, soft and bright green with a cool hue. Barça's own shop nevertheless acknowledges the presence of both colours in the design and defines the shirt's colour combination as green and blue.
The main shade contrasts with intense red details spread across the garment. The crest is embroidered, following the aesthetic of kits from three decades ago, while the Spotify logo and Nike's distinctive Swoosh use a much more pronounced blue.
There is also a direct nod to the 1990s in the typography. Barça has brought back a style of numbers and letters inspired by that decade, a period when football shirts used much bolder designs, colours and finishes than today's.
The kit is now available in official shops and is sold in men's, women's and children's versions. The standard adult shirt starts at 109.99 euros, although the price rises with personalisation and player-used versions.
On social media, however, the price and retro details have taken a back seat to the simplest question: what colour is it really? Photographs, differences between screens and lighting mean the shade can look greener or bluer depending on how it is viewed.
Third kits have for years served as the space where clubs can move away from their traditional colours and experiment with less predictable proposals. On this occasion, Barça has managed to make that creative freedom generate conversation even before the shirt takes centre stage on the pitch.
The result is a kit that is difficult to confuse with any other this season. Officially it is light green with blue and red details; in the streets and on the social networks of Barcelona, the debate about its true colour will probably continue whenever someone wears it.