David Luiz's Odd Nike Magista Boots Against Chelsea

What the #@*% was David Luiz wearing in yesterday's UEFA Champions League match? The Brazilian defender surprised the boot fanciers wearing a unique White / Black Nike Magista Obra Boot with a unusual black element on the instep.

David Luiz laced up in this odd Nike Magista Obra Shine Through Football Boots in yesterday's match against Chelsea FC. He caught our attention despite the fact that Zlatan Ibrahimovic wore special black-out boots to support the World Food Program, and Diego Costa wore a unbranded white-out Adidas F50 Adizero Soccer Cleat.

David Luiz's Nike Magista Obra Cleats against Chelsea FC

Close-up picture of the White Nike Magista Obra David Luiz Boots.

Obviously, the strange Nike Magista Obra David Luiz Boots are based on the Nike Shine Through Nike Magista Obra Football Boots, launched in December 2014.

On the instep of the right boot of David Luiz's custom boots is a large black area, which lacks the white Nikeskin layer on the upper. The thin layer of Nikeskin is made for increased durability and better ball control in all weather conditions with ACC (All Conditions Control) technology.

While we first thought that the Nikeskin layer ripped off during the match, we found out that David Luiz has been wearing this special Nike Magista Obra Boots since early February 2015. Therefore, it is very likely that David Luiz pulled off the extra layer of Nikeskin for a closer ball control.

It will remain pure speculation why David Luiz pulled off the white Nikeskin layer from his Nike Magista Obra Cleats. A possible explanation could be that he wanted to improve the ball control following Nike's move to add an extra layer of Nikeskin to the Magista Obra starting with the Nike Shine Through Collection.