The 2012/13 season is statistically the most dominant in LaLiga history: Tito Vilanova's FC Barcelona shattered all records with 100 points, 115 goals scored, and a 15-point lead over Real Madrid in the final standings. Lionel Messi reached 60 official goals in all competitions that campaign—another mark that seemed impossible and unrepeatable—definitively consolidating his status as the greatest player in the history of football. However, the shadow of tragedy loomed over that title: Tito Vilanova, who had replaced Pep Guardiola on the Barça bench, managed a good part of the season from the hospital while battling the cancer that would end his life in April 2014. A league dedicated to him, won for him. The football shirt from that season is one of the boldest in Barça's modern catalog: the maroon central stripe in a blurred gradient on a navy blue base breaks with the tradition of defined blue and maroon stripes and creates a contemporary visual effect that Nike signed off on as one of its riskiest designs for the club.
Official FC Barcelona home football shirt from the 2012/13 season, manufactured by Nike. Design with a blurred maroon central gradient stripe on a navy blue base.
