Bayern Munich are currently unable to wear their home kit in the Champions League with the red kit breaching UEFA rules which means they have to play in their away strips
Bayern Munich have been banned from wearing their home kit in the Champions League due to the colour of their numbers.
The German giants will return to European action this week as they take on Celtic on Wednesday, but throughout the tournament they’ve had to wear their away strips when playing at the Allianz Arena. In their recent win over Slovan Bratislava in Bavaria they wore their beige kit.
UEFA imposed a ban and modifications will have to be made to their home shirt this wear if they want to wear red in the remaining games of this season’s Champions League.
BILD reports that European football’s governing body have taken issue with the dark numbers on the red jersey, which they claim do not offer enough contrast for viewers. It is understood to be a violation of the visibility regulations.
It leaves Bayern having to wear either their black or a beige strips. When they head to Glasgow this week they will do so without their red kit, despite their being no kit clash with Celtic’s green and red hoops.
The Bundesliga leaders have endured mixed fortunes in Europe this term, which is why they’ve had to go through the first knockout phase. The top eight sides qualified automatically for the last 16 whilst a host of other sides have to play-off before booking their place.
Bayern won five and lost three of their eight games in the Champions League. Their first defeat came at Aston Villa, who secured a memorable success. Barcelona hit four past the Germans and then, more recently, Feyenoord produced a shock result as they won 3-0.
Bayern are six time winners of the European Cup, most recently in 2020 when they completed a historic treble. Harry Kane is still eyeing a first ever trophy in his career with Bayern hoping they can make a run in the tournament, with the final to take place at the Allianz Arena.
Raphael Guerreiro has claimed that the German giants feel it is almost “impossible to fail” as they go into their tie with Celtic as heavy favourites.
He said: “This is the Champions League for real now and for Bayern we feel it’s impossible to fail. This squad believes we’ll be in the quarter-finals at least but we have to take care of this phase now. Celtic have a good squad and they’re in the same position; they want to win. It won’t be easy for us, but we’re prepared for these two matches.”
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