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Photo: The hidden message on Real Madrid's new 3rd jersey
A famed quote associated with La Liga giants Real Madrid is set to feature on the club's new third shirt for the season ahead. As much was on Sunday confirmed by way of a fresh round of leaks of the jersey in question. Real Madrid will make use of an eye-catching alternative kit for the 2025/26 campaign. Specifically, Xabi Alonso's troops will take to the pitch donning a royal blue colour, reminiscent of the club's away jersey from 2013/14. Check out the latest images of the design in question below: As alluded to above, however, these are not the only details of the kit to have come to the fore online this weekend. Additionally, it has been revealed that, inside the collar, a famous quote laid out by former Blancos star Juanito will feature prominently, as follows: '90 minutes at the Bernabéu is a very long time.' Conor Laird – GSFN
Yahoo
03-08-2025
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Image: Real Madrid's 2025-26 third kit to honour Juanito with retro-inspired look
Real Madrid fans can expect something fresh yet nostalgic for the 2025-26 season. Leaked images from June have revealed what the new third kit will look like, and it's already creating buzz. The Adidas design brings a modern twist to a classic idea, combining bold colour choices with meaningful detail that connects to the club's history. The standout colour of the jersey is a rich azure blue, making it easily one of the most vibrant shirts in recent memory. Along with that, Adidas has added soft diagonal patterns across the fabric, giving it a stylish, textured look. However, what truly sets this kit apart is the use of Adidas' famous heritage zig-zag 3-Stripes in white on the shoulders. A tribute to Juanito and the spirit of comebacks Beyond the design, this kit carries a deeper meaning. Inside the collar, there's a special message: '90 minutes at the Bernabéu are a long time.' This quote comes from Real Madrid legend Juanito, who said it in 1985 after a tough 0-2 loss to Inter Milan in the UEFA Cup semi-final at San Siro. Real Madrid third kit for 2025/26 season. (Picture courtesy: MARCA) The quote has since become part of the club's identity, often recalled whenever Real Madrid stages a dramatic comeback, whether it's against PSG, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, or Manchester City. Now, nearly 40 years later, the club will proudly display these words as a tribute to Juanito and the never-give-up attitude that defines Los Blancos. The 2025-26 third kit is more than just a shirt, it is a symbol of tradition, passion, and the belief that anything is possible at the Bernabéu. With this design, Real Madrid not only celebrates its past but also carries its fighting spirit into the future.
The Independent
14-04-2025
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The history of comebacks that mean Arsenal cannot switch off against Real Madrid
In the hours immediately after Real Madrid's 3-0 defeat to Arsenal, their chastened players insisted on making a point. They started posting on social media about how it's not over, which may seem the sort of banality that modern stars do, but was actually part of something more concerted. It is a modern version of the first of club legend Juanito's 10 requirements for ' remontadas ' - in what is essentially the club's playbook for such moments - which is to already start talking about beating the opposition on the bus back for the first leg. The former winger became synonymous with comebacks due to a series of epics in the 1980s, and his name is going to be invoked a lot over the next few days. The Madrid industrial complex has already started cranking into gear to create ' ambiente de remontada ' - a comeback atmosphere. There are few like it in football. Even teams with a strong lead have felt beaten as soon as that Bernabeu atmosphere starts up. As Juanito told Internazionale's Graziano Bini during a 3-0 Madrid comeback from 2-0 in the 1984-85 Uefa Cup final, '90 minutes is a long time in the Santiago Bernabeu'. Three minutes can be bad enough. You only have to look at the end of the famous 3-1 over Manchester City in the 2021-22 Champions League semi-final. Part of it is down to this famous 'aura' that everyone from City to Bayern Munich and Chelsea have felt in the Bernabeu. Arsenal are going to face the same scenario. The stadium is infused with belief, radiating through the players. This is not a supporter culture that has any classic football neurosis in its identity. If you take a seat at the Bernabeu for such an occasion, you're virtually certain to see middle-aged men in expensive leather jackets, puffing on giant cigars and saying 'of course we're not going to lose - we're Madrid!' Doubt doesn't really come into it. Even if they're still three goals down into the second half of the Arsenal second leg, the chant will start up, ' si se puede ' - yes we can. Part of it is also down to the history that has created such an aura. It is one reason why Madrid renovating the Bernabeu rather than moving was so important. When their players look around, they know they're somewhere where a lot of football history has happened, with almost all of it having amplified the greatness of the club. 'Younger players like myself have understood the legend of the Santiago Bernabeu during European nights after these matches,' goalscoring hero Rodrygo said after the win over City. No club has successfully come back from at least two goals down in the first leg of a European knock-out tie as much as Madrid. The 15-time Champions League winners have done it nine times. Barcelona are actually next, with eight, and Manchester United on five. Four of Madrid's have also been in the European Cup or Champions League. The Paris Saint-Germain and City games of 2021-22 aren't even on this list, of course, because Madrid only went two down over the course of the second legs. Carlo Ancelotti's team gave themselves less time for such comebacks and still managed it. Their most spectacular actually came during a sensational two seasons in the old Uefa Cup in the middle of the 1980s, which was where the 'spirit of Juanito' was created. The winger, who died in a car accident in 1992, was central to all of them. Madrid managed five in two seasons, winning the Uefa Cup in both campaigns. Little wonder the club began to feel anything was possible. These were the days when the European Cup only featured national champions, but the strength in depth of the Uefa Cup ensured it was almost considered a superior competition. Diego Maradona played in it with Napoli much more. Ominously for Arsenal, it was a three-goal deficit against an English club in the European Cup that gave rise to the start of all of this. Even after Dave Mackay's Derby County had destroyed Madrid 4-1 at the old Baseball Ground in 1975-76, former left-back Jose Antonio Camacho was repeatedly saying they would win 6-0 on the bus back to London. 'We're going to do it.' 'We were totally convinced we would still knock them out,' Vicente Del Bosque, then a midfielder, has said. They didn't quite get six but they did get enough, beating Derby 4-1 in normal time before Carlos Santillana claimed the clinching fifth in extra-time. Juanito had taken note of Camacho's fervour and would subsequently include it as the first requirement on his list. Known as ' el decalogo de Juanito ', it was supposedly written before the 1979-80 European Cup quarter-final second leg against Celtic, when Madrid came back from 2-0 down to win 3-0. The list is going to be raised a lot over the next few days, and it go as follows: start talking about destroying the opposition in the second leg as soon as you get on the bus back after the first leg; remind everyone every day you are going to win, and write it on the dressing-room wall; intimidate the opposition before the match by looking them in the eyes, to make them think you might be capable of anything; choose to kick off if you win the coin toss in order to have the first kick; immediately get into the opposition area and create what feels like a chance, to get the crowd going; commit the game's first foul and make it hard; have the first shot of the match, and make it noisy; come out early after half-time so the opposition arrive to see you ready; don't let the opposition into your half; maintain maximum intensity, with the crowd immersed. Madrid are going to try to do much of this on Wednesday. None of it means it's any kind of guarantee. That's just what Madrid try to make you think. To do this, they are going to have to work, and they collectively ran 12km less than Arsenal in the first leg. There have similarly been 23 first-leg defeats that Madrid haven't recovered from in their European history, with 20 coming in the European Cup and Champions League. Ruud Gullit said before Milan humbled them 5-0 in 1988-89 that you had to remember you were playing the team, not the shirt. Arsenal are going to need to play a game where they have a 3-0 lead, not Madrid's idea of an occasion.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
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Image – Real Madrid's third kit for 2025/26 leaked
While the current season is reaching its most crucial and exciting stage, clubs are already preparing for the next campaign. The first images of Real Madrid's home and away kits for the 2025/26 season have been leaked, and now, Footy Headlines has released the first glimpse of the team's third kit for the next season. This third kit will feature a light blue colour, reminiscent of the one used by Real Madrid during the 2013-14 season, when they secured their historic La Decima Champions League title. The kit will be accented with white details, including Adidas' signature three stripes on the shoulders, which will not extend all the way down the sleeves. Instead, the sleeve ends will feature an additional white detail. The collar will also be white, with a small cut that reveals the shirt's blue base. The Fly Emirates sponsor logo will be in white as well. Unlike the first and second kits, this third jersey will carry the Adidas Originals logo. The design is inspired by the colour of the Santiago Bernabéu's seats before the stadium's renovation. Additionally, inside the shirt, the legendary phrase '90 Minuti en el Bernabéu son molto longo' will be printed – a reference to Juanito's famous words before Real Madrid's UEFA Cup semi-final against Inter Milan in 1985. All that remains is for Real Madrid and Adidas to officially unveil next season's kits at the conclusion of the current campaign.
