Chelsea and Man United set to battle it out in skills challenge as new kits are revealed

Ashley Young will be in Marseille for the Adidas event

SOME of the biggest stars in world football will come together in Marseille tonight as Adidas unveil a host of new kits.

 

The sportswear brand have been working on a project that has seen them create a new away strip to be worn by six of the biggest teams in the world.

Adidas have designed stylish new kits to be worn in the Champions League only for Chelsea, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Juventus and AC Milan.

 

As part of the launch of the new kits and Adidas' new philosophy in the production of football boots, the German based company has toured some of the world's biggest cities including New York, London, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo - with the final stage taking place in Marseille tonight.

The competition has seen the likes of Zinedine Zidane's son Luca and United midfielder Ander Herrera showcasing their skills on a small scale pitch with fans inching to get a glimpse of the magic taking taking place.

 

We're on the way to Marseille with @Youngy18 and @SchneiderlinMo4 for the @adidasUK #BeTheDifference World Finals. pic.twitter.com/YzD2Doa2LG

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 27, 2015

On the way to adidas #bethedifference event Marseille @adidasfootball pic.twitter.com/rlQ4KHWRkK

— Victor Moses (@VictorMoses) August 27, 2015

Chelsea's Victor Moses and Cesar Azpilicueta took to Twitter to tell their followers they'd be taking part in the Marseille event - as did Ashley Young and Morgan Schneiderlin who will be representing United along with host of other international stars.

United only qualified for the Champions League group stages last night - with the draw taking place this evening (5pm approx) - having beaten Bruges 4-0 last night.

 

Back in black, ready to paint the #UCL blue. The 2015/16 @ChelseaFC third kit. pic.twitter.com/lZahTYYBl7

— adidasfootball (@adidasfootball) August 27, 2015

The kit for those special @ChampionsLeague moments - available now! http://t.co/RW5UKmSUTh pic.twitter.com/ynFJTGyvj6

— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) August 27, 2015 And the Red Devils took great delight in showing off their new kit with Juan Mata and Bastian Schweinstieger modelling the kit.
United announced a record-breaking £750million sponsorship deal with Adidas in July 2014, ending their association with Nike at the end of last season.

Giants of Europe wear three stripes. #BeTheDifference pic.twitter.com/qYddQ0VMjX

— adidasfootball (@adidasfootball) August 27, 2015