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New Barcelona third kit: Pictures as Lionel Messi launches pink shirt for 2020-21 season

Lionel Messi and his Barcelona team-mates are featured in the promotional pictures for the club's new pink and green third kit, which was launched on Monday.

The Argentine attacker announced last week that he would be staying at Camp Nou, despite previously telling the Catalan club he had wanted to leave this summer, and the 33-year-old is included in the images.

"Dawn is breaking in Barcelona, the sun is starting to come out and the city is enshrouded in different tones: the morning pink and the green-blue of the sea create the bright, vibrant, Mediterranean landscape that was the inspiration behind the new FC Barcelona third kit for the 2020/21 season," Barca said on their website.

"These two colours also symbolically reflect the technology used in its manufacture to produce an extremely lightweight, elastic, and breathable fabric.

"The predominantly pink shirt represents the lightness of the fabric and the freedom of movement that entails, while the green trim reflects its breathability and sweat absorption, as well as the fresh sensation it produces."

Barcelona's third kit in 2017-18 was also pink and this latest version is made from 100% recycled polyester, obtained from recycled plastic bottles melted down to obtain a very fine thread, the club said.

The new shirt can be purchased from September 7 to 11 in official club stores and online. After that, it will be available in all the usual outlets.

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