Leaked and Released Jerseys of the 2020-21 season from La Liga - Kit Review!

Football in most countries has come to the end of the season. Fans are left with two options - complain and wait till the next set of fixtures are announced, and to feel excited as all clubs start dropping their kit concepts and styles for the upcoming season. I choose to feel excited. Here, we will take an analytical view of major kit releases and leaks and rate them. Today, we continue from where we left last time and start with the Spanish clubs playing at the top-most tier.

Deportivo Alaves

Kelme is the official kit sponsors for Alaves and has therefore designed the jerseys.

Home

A nice, elegant look is worthy to be worn by anyone. The blue and white stripes combine well and the false collar adds a nice look. Moreover, the betway logo fits in well. A little repetitive, though.

Rating – 7/10

Away

A comparatively fresh look in the Spanish Leagues inspired a little by the original Ajax jerseys with the white sides. The red colour bordered by the blue look really nice and fresh to look at.

Rating – 9/10

Third

Another black/gold jersey for this season and to be honest, I’m getting tired of looking at the same pattern. There's a nice pattern on the body and a separate pattern on the sleeves. While the strip is quite comfortable to look at, the combination is being played by quite a few teams.

Rating – 8.5/10

Athletic Club

New Balance is the official kit manufacturer and distributor for the 2020-21 season. Note – no official unveiling regarding any jersey has taken place so far, kits based on leaks.

Home

Nothing we haven’t seen for all these years, same shades of white and red. More stripes in the front certainly look better, though.

Rating – 6/10

Away

The grey looks nice. The red and black lines on the grey? Not so much. A plain grey jersey would have been nice to look at, but the lines have certainly spoiled that look.

Rating – 4/10

Atletico Madrid

Nike is the official jersey manufacturer for Atletico Madrid. The third kit has not been released yet, the design is based on leaks and concepts.

Home

 

Wow. This jersey has too many nice elements to it. The brushstroke white and red stripes. The blue-collar. The little pattern on the back. It’s a great take on an otherwise typical jersey, where modern meets classical.

Rating – 9/10

Away

Nice dark colour. The red makes it better. All logos in red certainly makes it more appealing. And the red on the sides is like the cherry on the cake. Not to mention, the pattern leading up to the sides.

Rating – 9/10

Third

Not quite impressive. We have certainly seen this in the past few years, not to forget that it was worn by Barcelona in their treble-winning season. A fad design, I’m not impressed.

Rating – 4/10

 

FC Barcelona

Nike is the kit designer and official manufacturer for Barcelona. The most awaited jerseys all around the world tend to be that of Barcelona. Only the home and away kits have been released so far, both for outfield players and goalkeepers.

Home

This jersey was appreciated by almost everyone as it is similar to that worn by the 2011 squad which won several accolades and worn by several legends, as well. A line of gold separating every blue and red strip. The same gold on the collars. And a pattern in the back. Brilliant execution of designs.

Rating – 9.5/10

Away

The first black jersey to be revealed for the next season. Not too many complaints. Golden logos, collars and sleeve trim. Maybe Messi wearing it makes it look better.

Rating – 8.5/10

Third

It is a very okay jersey and design. Nothing more than ‘okay’. The colour scheme is alright. The hints of turquoise add a nice look to it. It certainly makes the badge look better.

Rating – 6/10

Fourth

Now I don’t even get why they need a fourth kit. To make things worse, Nike has managed to make it the most controversial fourth kit it could have made. The Blaugrana stripes merge into the Catalonia stripes. The collar remains the same as the home jersey. The strip certainly looks good, though.

Rating – 8/10

Goalkeeper Kits

The pattern is exactly like that of Liverpool’s goalkeeper jersey. The colours are certainly better and brighter. We have seen Barca goalie Ter Stegen wearing similar colours for the past few years so it is not really a surprise to see Nike continuing the colour scheme.

Overall Rating – 8/10

Celta Vigo

Adidas is the official kit sponsors and distributors for 2020-21.

Home

Simple. Easy. Efficient. Beautiful.

Rating – 8.5/10

Away

The colour, the horizontal stripes, the shoulder stripes. So elegant. So perfect.

Rating – 9/10

 

Eibar

Joma is the official kit designers after the deal with Puma ends.

Home

A more traditional look, but still one that has been used by too many teams too many times. A classical, more repetitive look is going to be sported by Eibar this season.

Rating – 6/10

Away

A white jersey on which is a diagonal sash which merges from blue to red as we go down. The collar has a nice look to it as do the sleeve trims.

Rating – 7.5/10

Third

Another black jersey, but this one has better horizontal whit-ish stripes running all along the body. Red is seen in the collar and sleeve trims.

Rating – 8/10

Getafe

Joma is the kit sponsors for Getafe CF, in a series of jerseys which have a black stripe running through the collar, which is explained to be the team’s way of paying homage to those affected by the coronavirus.

Home

A plain blue, with no detailing. A simple jersey for paying homage to those who were killed by the virus.

Rating – N/A

Away

A plain red, with no detailing. A simple jersey, giving out a message of support.

Rating – N/A

Third

Rating – N/A

 

Leganes

Joma is the official kit sponsor and manufacturer and has revealed only the third kit.

Third

 

The kit is of the same colour as the uniform of the sanitation workers, hence paying them respect. The detailing is done in white.

Rating – 8/10

Osasuna

Jerseys are manufactured and provided by Adidas.

Home

The red and gold looks awfully similar to the 2010 World Cup-winning jersey Spain wore. Absolutely no complaints. Clean design and perfect looking.

Rating – 9/10

Away

The blue and gold pair up surprisingly well,  and the result is this away jersey. Another good look for Osasuna.

Rating – 8.5/10

Third

Classic white and black, nothing new, almost boring to look at.

Rating – 6/10

 

Real Madrid

Adidas has unveiled the home and away jerseys as the main kit sponsors.

Home

The pink highlights make this jersey really good to look at. Looking at this makes me feel nice. The V-cut on the collar is a nice addition.

Rating – 9/10

Away

The dark blue highlights make this jersey jump out. Real Madrid has worn pink before, but the blue highlights make this experience better.

Rating – 8.5/10

Real Sociedad

Macron is the kit manufacturers for Sociedad.

Home

A typical blue/white jersey. Nothing is making this jersey seem special and it’s worse than average.

Rating – 4/10

Away

Black and orange is a really nice combination and it’s a shame that it hasn’t experimented with more. The collar looks good and the lack of sponsors really makes the colours seem better.

Rating – 7.5/10

 

Villarreal

Joma is the official kit distributor and manufacturer.

Home

The traditional yellow has not even been touched. Nothing special has been added. It stays the same bright home jersey it always has been.

Rating – 3/10

Away

This jersey has everything. From good base colour to a nice supporting colour. The alternate collar-sleeve theme has worked well for them as it had for Manchester City last season. Brilliant overall.

Rating – 8.5/10

Third

An experiment went right. The corner of this jersey has the same blue that runs through the sides, shoulder stripes and collars. It’s a brilliant effort and a gamble paid off well.

Rating – 8/10

 

 Kit reviews for each league will be coming in throughout the week. Next up, the Bundesliga. If you missed the Premier League edition, it was the last post, do check that out, too. Share, subscribe, comment and if you have any comments, reach out to me!