Real Madrid and Barcelona supporters were left seething after the La Liga giants ditched their traditional kits for the El Clasico.
It is one of the very few fixtures in European football which even prompts neutral fans outside of Spain to mark the date of the matches in their calendars.
Not many contests come close to matching the excitement and anticipation of the Blaugrana's battles against Los Blancos.Except, there was no Blaugrana or Blanco in sight, as Barcelona played in their yellow away kit, while Real Madrid opted to debut their black away strip.
Needless to say, both sets of fans and football purists were left furious by the decision.“100% blaming these weird kits if we lose this,” said one Real Madrid fan. “Real Madrid brought out their new black kits just for it to be a funeral for them,” added another fan.“This does not look like El Clasico at all, what are these kits man,” another bemused viewer said. “This is going to be the El Clasico of kit sins,” said a Barcelona supporter.Do you think Xavi can guide Barcelona to a La Liga title next season?
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