New version: Atletico Madrid have released images of their specially designed shirt they will wear in the match against Celtic. The shirt is identical to the kit that was specially designed for the 2021-22 season but with a different sponsor, and with no 75th anniversary logo. With the use of red, Atletico pay homage to the kit that was worn by Celtic in the famous game against Celtic fifty years earlier.

Atletico are expected to wear the special jersey of their past in their match against Celtic similar to that worn by Celtic in the 1974 European Cup semi-final.

The match was a historic one called ‘The Battle of Glasgow’ Atleti battled against Celtic and Celtic with just eight players playing at the full-time mark the match ended in a draw.

The team plans to pay tribute to this momentous occasion by sporting a red shirt as well as blue trousers as well as red socks, similar to what they wore in 1974. The gesture signifies the appreciation of the players that took part in the match as well as the team’s past.

“This Wednesday, we will be reuniting with a club that has a long history in the legendary stadium of Celtic Park, where we are privileged to be revisiting the battle of a century that years later is still stay in the memories of everyone Atletico players.” Says our president, Enrique Cerezo .

We are proud and it has filled us with joy back then, and not only because we were defending Atletico de Madrid, but as well because, for players such as Reina, Melo, Irureta, Garate and myself, it was the exact colours that we used to defend together with our Spanish team.

The semi-finals were very memorable because we’d just been crowned the League in the previous year and were able to eliminate the European champion in a memorable moment in our career ,” says Adelardo himself wearing the captain’s armband that night. evenings.

Atletico launched a special edition Fourth kit to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 2021-22 season.

We’re expecting something like that to, but not identical, to be used for the Wednesday game.

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