Barcelona 1997-98 player shirt by Kappa believed to have been match match worn by Ciric in the Champions League Group C match against Newcastle United played at St James' Park on the 17th September 1997.
The match would go into Newcastle folklore as one of the greatest nights in that club's history with Faustino Asprilla scoring a famous hat-trick to give The Toon a heroic 3-2 victory in a thrilling contest.
Ciric joined the action as a half-time substitute for Amunike and helped the side pull two goals back through Luis Enrique and Figo. It turned out to be a Champions League campaign to forget for Barca as they shockingly finished bottom of the group and their only win in competition this season would be the reverse fixutre against Newcastle at the Nou Camp. Louis van Gaal's men would go on to win the La Liga title domestically though with Ciric making 35 appearances in all competitions in this his first season for the club after signing from FK Partizan. Barca unusually wore altered Champions League starball's in this match which were missing the shiny silver pieces of the design.
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Correct player size nameset printed within the material, correct Champions League starball professionally heat pressed - was worn in this alternative style in this game only, no Kappa trim on the hemline of the shirt which is present on the commercial replica, swapped with a Newcastle player and comes from their collection - a signed letter verifying this can be provided.
