Player issue home shirt as worn in a tumultuous season for the Blaugrana, in which they were neck-and-neck with great rivals Real Madrid for much of the campaign, only for a string of costly dropped points following the resumption of football to cost them their shot at the trophy. Despite the expensive additions of world class talents Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong, the side also suffered an ignominious 8-2 thrashing in the Champions League quarter-finals at the hands of eventual winners Bayern Munich. The fallout of this earth-shattering defeat led to the departure of Luis Suárez and a shock transfer request from Lionel Messi, who ultimately stayed at the Nou Camp amidst great uncertainty