Benfica Wore Last Season's Away Kit Against Ajax
Benfica wore their away kit from the 20-21 season in last night’s Champions League round of 16 match against Ajax.
Why Benfica Wore Old Kit vs Ajax
The photos below show Benfica in action on Tuesday night in their away shirt from the 20-21 season.
The Lisbon side took to the field wearing the simple black and silver design that was released in summer 2020 a for a very straightforward reason. As Ajax were the home side, they wore their famous red and white home kit. Benfica’s home kit is red and their away kit is white, which immediately ruled out those options.
Benfica's 21-22 home, away and third shirts
The one remaining option was their black, grey and red third kit. The presence of red along with the light shade of grey used prominently on the front of the shirt may have been deemed to provide insufficient contrast with Ajax’s jersey, so the safer option of last season's black away kit was worn to avoid any risk of a kit clash.
They're not the only side to use an old kit this season, with Barcelona wearing their Seynera kit originally released for the 19-20 season, something they've done every year since it's release.
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Vintage Football Shirts
from Cult Kits
2001/02 Real Madrid Centenary Rain Jacket (M) Adidas
2004/05 Etzella Ettelbruck #3 Home Shirt (XL) Nike
2002 FC Tokyo Away Shirt (S) Adidas
2018/19 Scotland Schools Adidas Training Jumper (XS)
Cult Maldini Tee
1995/96 Espanyol Home Shirt (XL) Puma
1999/00 Manchester United Beckham #7 'C/L Winners' Home Shirt (L) Umbro
2000/01 Valencia Aimar #22 Home Shirt (M) Nike
2011/12 Torino Home Shirt (M) Kappa
