Barcelona unveil their “shocking” purple and pink away kit ahead of the new La Liga season

BARCELONA could be dazzling their opposition even more than usual next season with the release of their purple and pink away kit.

Messi, Neymar, Suarez and co posed in the colourful Nike Vapor strip ahead of the start of the 2016/17 La Liga season.

It is a mix of the club's traditional red and blue home strip, topped off by eye-catching pink socks.

Speaking to the club's official website, captain Andrés Iniesta said: "The fusion of the traditional red and blue makes this shirt shocking, but at the same time really linked with our history.

"In addition, thanks to the new technology we feel much more agile and fast.”

The Aeroswift design is lightweight and breathable, made using high-performance yarn. The Barcelona squad will have the technology for their training gear too.

Last season Barcelona's away kit was orange yellow, with red stripes on the back. The Unicef logo was placed on the lower back of the shirts. The players worse blue shorts with yellow socks.

But the new colours and design seem to have gone down a treat with social media users.

It has been described as "glorious" and "beautiful" by Twitter users, with many others expressing their support for the purple and pink mix.

Barcelona's pre-season matches will comprise of the International Champions Cup this summer.

They face Celtic on July 30 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, then take on Premier League champions Leicester City in Stockholm on August 3.

Fellow Premier League outfit Liverpool are the next opponents in the tournament, taking place at Wembley on August 6.

Luis Enrique's side then host Sampdoria in the Joan Gamper Trophy on August 10, before a two-leg affair against Seville on August 12 and 16 in the Spanish Super Cup.