Thursday marked the National day of Catalonia and this will be the first time in the club history that the players will wear the flag colours in a home game.
Earlier yesterday, Gerard Pique also participated in the Catalan independence march. The Catalan born defender later posted this picture on twitter:
However, the club statement denied any political agenda behind this move:
The Club’s Board of Directors had requested the change in strip, which features a design based on the Catalan flag, as part of the commemorations to mark the three hundredth anniversary of the September 11 siege of Barcelona in 1714.“
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