Karim Adeyemi jokes Barcelona’s orange kit is cursed after PSG defeat

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Barcelona forward Karim Adeyemi has joked that the club’s orange third kit could be cursed after the Blaugrana suffered a disappointing result while wearing it. The German striker made the observation in a video discussing his favourite football shirts, suggesting that Barcelona might be better off retiring the design. “I like the colour, but I’ve […] The post Karim Adeyemi jokes Barcelona’s orange kit is cursed after PSG defeat appeared first on Barca Universal .

Barcelona forward Karim Adeyemi has joked that the club’s orange third kit could be cursed after the Blaugrana suffered a disappointing result while wearing it .

The German striker made the observation in a video discussing his favourite football shirts, suggesting that Barcelona might be better off retiring the design.

“I like the colour, but I’ve heard there’s a sort of curse when we play in it,” Adeyemi explained, revealing that he had heard about the team’s struggles when wearing the shirt away from home, as per SPORT .

Although he likes the design, the forward joked that it might be time for Barcelona to stop using it.

The comments have attracted attention among Barça fans because the orange kit has become associated with several frustrating results.

Barcelona’s results have fuelled the orange kit superstition

Barcelona wore the orange third kit during several matches last season, with games against Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Alaves, Newcastle United, Club Brugge and Paris Saint-Germain becoming part of the conversation around its supposed bad luck.

The record is not entirely negative, however. Barcelona beat Newcastle 2-1 in the Champions League while wearing orange and drew 3-3 against Club Brugge.

Their more disappointing results have nevertheless helped the superstition persist among supporters, particularly whenever the shirt returns for another away fixture.

For a club whose supporters pay close attention to every detail surrounding the team, the kit has become an easy target for jokes.

Why Barcelona wore the orange kit against PSG again

Barcelona’s latest appearance in orange came during their Champions League visit to Paris Saint-Germain on October 20, when they lost 4-2 at the Parc des Princes.

The defeat inevitably revived discussion about the shirt, but its selection had nothing to do with superstition.

Instead, Barcelona were instructed to avoid all three of their current-season kits because of concerns about colour visibility during the television broadcast.

Their traditional blue and red shirt, black and purple away kit, and teal third strip were all considered unsuitable for the fixture, forcing Hansi Flick’s side to use last season’s orange alternative.

Simply put, Barcelona had little choice but to bring back the very shirt Adeyemi has now joked about.

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