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With the win, Barcelona were one win away from winning the 2014–15 La Liga title as they were four points above Real Madrid with only two games left. [97] On 12 May, Barcelona flew to the Allianz Arena in Munich to play the second leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League against Bayern Munich.
Many professional clubs also have a "third kit", ostensibly to be used if both their first-choice and away colours are deemed too similar to those of an opponent. [7] Most professional clubs have retained the same basic colour scheme for several decades, [7] and the colours themselves form an integral part of a club's culture. [8]
The 2014–15 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of the premier association football league in Spain. The campaign began on 23 August 2014, and concluded on 24 May 2015.
Before the 2014 tournament, FIFA decreed that Spain's all-red home kit and all-black away kit were not sufficient as they were both considered dark tones. FIFA forced Spain to produce an all-white third kit. [47] [44] The match between the Netherlands and Spain was played in the Netherlands' dark blue away kits and Spain's white third-choice kits.
Barcelona started their 2015–16 season with a 5–4 win against 2014–15 UEFA Europa League winners, Sevilla, during the 2015 UEFA Super Cup. Spanish winger, Pedro, scored the winning goal for Barça after extra time during the 115th minute. [108] Barcelona's performance in the 2015 Supercopa de España, however, was not as exciting.
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Barcelona won the treble in the 2014–15 season, winning La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League titles, and became the first European team to have won the treble twice. [143] On 17 May, the club clinched their 23rd La Liga title after defeating Atlético Madrid. [144] This was Barcelona's seventh La Liga title in the last ten years. [145]
On 23 February, Barcelona defeated Arsenal 0–2 away in London, [47] with Messi scoring twice in a feverishly paced encounter, including the 10,000th goal scored in club history. [48] On 25 February, Barcelona extend their alliance with UNICEF through to 2020; the club will increase its annual donation to the charity from €1.5 million to € ...