Barcelona will take the field at Paris’s Parc des Princes wearing the orange third kit from the 2025‑26 season. So why resurrect a jersey that’s technically last year’s?
Sources including Mundo Deportivo report the Catalans have been forced into an unexpected colour choice for Tuesday’s Champions League group match against PSG at 21:00, streamed live on RMC Sport. The club will indeed sport last season’s orange third shirt.
It’s a puzzling move given Barcelona already owns three distinct kits for 2026‑27. The answer lies in a simple colour‑clash dilemma.
Barcelona will appear in orange while PSG sticks to its home kit. Will this colour swap influence the match’s visual drama?
UEFA and broadcast officials rejected all three current kits over concerns about on‑screen clarity, prompting the retro solution.
Because PSG will wear its home strip, Barcelona’s primary kit was automatically ruled out. The away kit’s black‑violet combo also mirrors the French side too closely. Even the third kit’s turquoise‑green tones were deemed potentially problematic for viewers. In my view, the broadcasters’ colour concerns outweigh tradition.
Barcelona kept the orange shirt as a backup for the season, marking its second use after a summer friendly versus Basel. The club confirmed the plan in a digital release on Tuesday morning.