Barcelona 2016-17 home shirt with Messi 10 on the reverse, finished in Nike’s Dri-FIT build with that clean, lightweight feel from the era. The bold blaugrana red and blue stripes give the kit a vibrant look, making it instantly recognisable. This Barcelona kit is forever linked to one of Messi’s most iconic, career defining moments , when he held the shirt aloft at the Bernabéu. An iconic celebration befitting of this classic Messi football shirt.
Nike’s Dri-FIT construction gives it that light, smooth polyester feel typical of mid-2010s stadium shirts, with mesh ventilation and a cleaner, more wearable cut than the slimmer elite versions. The club crest is woven, the sponsor and lower UNICEF print have the standard printed finish, and the yellow Messi 10 nameset stands out sharply against the deep red and blue base. Ribbed sleeve cuffs and the taped inner neck are also typical details of this release.
This shirt is tied to one of the coldest images of Messi’s career: the Bernabéu celebration in April 2017, when he held the shirt up to the Madrid crowd after his late winner in El Clásico. It comes from a season where Barcelona were still built around Messi, Suárez and Neymar, with every big game carrying that sense that something historic could happen. That moment alone turned this into more than a retro football shirt; it became part of Messi mythology.