Power Ranking Every La Liga Club by Their Home Kit

It's not long now.

In little over a week, La Liga will swing back into full action.

Over the 38 matches that follow, plenty of entertainment will be dished out as the teams fight for the title, European qualification and survival.

But what will the teams be wearing as these battles take place?

The following slides reveal not only that, but rank them on their aesthetics.

20. Rayo Vallecano

Rayo were one of the last La Liga clubs to release their shirt this season. It's safe to say it wasn't worth the wait.

Their traditional red diagonal line covers a white shirt, which is cause for an opinion in itself, and the collar looks a bit cheap.

If it was up to manager Paco Jemez, a leader in fashion among managers, they may have ended up with something a bit more trendy.  

19. Sevilla

From Warrior, the makers of Liverpool's controversial away kit for the forthcoming season, comes this take on the classic white of Sevilla.

Comparisons have been made between a shirt and a tie, and you don't have to stare at it for hours to realise why. 

Fortunately for the club, manager Unai Emery's work in the transfer market appears much better than the work of their kit designers. 

18. Elche

If the new La Liga season was decided on kits, newly promoted Elche would be heading back to La Segunda already.

Green is already a controversial colour, coming in so many different shades, without being banded around the middle of a football shirt.

Luckily enough, though, their kit should have little input to their results.

17. Almeria

Almeria's kit is what it is. Red and white stripes with a Nike tick.

As you'll see later on, the similar kits of Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid look much more professional than the Andalusian outfit's offering, which carries a disappointing collar.

Interestingly enough, their kits are both manufactured by Nike, too. We can see where their priorities were.  

16. Real Betis

Real Betis' kits have been hit and miss down the years. This one leans toward a miss.

It's hard to say exactly why, though. They're always going to be running out in green and white stripes, it's just some seem to work and some don't.

This Macron take isn't a travesty, but Betis deserved better for their European campaign. 

15. Espanyol

Espanyol's shirt for next season is actually quite nice.

Puma have done a fine job of sticking to the club's style. If Javier Aguirre carries on what he started last year, it could prove a successful shirt.

It ranks so low because when it comes to striped shirts—be that blue and white, or red and white—there's so much competition. 

14. Celta Vigo

Celta Vigo and Adidas team up to stick to the club's core values.

They'll be turning out next season in this all light blue number which barely deviates from last season's kit.

New manager Luis Enrique will probably be happy if performances on the pitch can produce a 14th placed finish, too. 

13. Malaga

Like last season, but without the collar.

Malaga maintain their relationship with Nike and pretty much maintain last season's strip, except this one has a rounded neck.

Maybe, with a pair of scissors, their fans can just make the necessary alterations to last year's home shirt? 

12. Real Sociedad

This shirt is two matches away from entering the Champions League group stages.

Nike and Real Sociedad, aware of this, have gone for a timeless design with a rounded collar and the club's famous blue and white stripes.

Shirts often seem to look better without a sponsor on them, too. 

11. Granada

Granada have taken the red and white stripes of the three A's (Almeria, Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid) and flipped them horizontally.

The result is this rather pleasant, professional-looking home kit.

It does look precariously like a rugby shirt, though, even if the club have never heard of rugby. 

10. Getafe

The first entry into the top 10 is Madrid-based Getafe.

Simple is often effective, and that is certainly the case with this blue design from Joma.

Getafe are unlikely to ever beat their Burger King shirt from a few seasons ago, though. It featured a special image for anyone inclined to celebrate with a "Ravanelli."

9. Athletic Club Bilbao

Maybe the smoke makes it look better, but Athletic Bilbao's new shirt looks pretty good for the new season.

Predictably red and white, Ernesto Valverde's side will hope their new number helps them improve on a disappointing season last time out.

It will certainly help if the man pictured, Iker Muniain, can find his form again. 

8. Atletico Madrid

As if the kits aren't similar enough, the smokey promo campaigns used by Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid are identical, too.

The Madrid-based club edge in front, though, thanks to things as trivial as better sleeves and a hint of blue in the collar.

This shirt could receive plenty of recognition over the next 10 months if the club can manage a run in the Champions League. 

7. Levante

Again, it could be a clever promo campaign sucking us in here.

Levante's new shirt, close to Barcelona colours and made by Kelme, has a nice look to it ahead of the new season.

Manager Joaquin Caparros will have a tough job to keep them as high as this in the real table, though.

6. Real Valladolid

They may have lost manager Miroslav Djukic to Valencia, but Real Valladolid will still have a shirt on their backs next season.

And it's a refreshingly nice and simple one, too.

Relegation scrap or not, Valladolid's players will look good in this Hummels designed shirt—an upgrade from last season.   

5. Barcelona

Some will like it, some won't. Millions will buy it.

Barcelona's new home shirt features a chunky yellow collar and is certain to divide opinion among the club's fans.

The shirt, on the whole, is still quite nice. Even though it's unlikely to be remembered as a classic, it is still good enough for the top five. 

4. Real Madrid

So Real Madrid have won the first battle of the season with Barcelona: the battle of the home kit.

Madrid's new shirt is clean, simple and white. Nothing out of the ordinary there.

The font used for names and numbers is more creative, although neither Madrid nor Barcelona will be blowing anyone away with this season's designs. 

3. Villarreal

In a league where it's not hard to find similar kits, individuality propels Villarreal into the top three.

Back in La Liga after one season in La Segunda, the Yellow Submarine were never going to deviate from their yellow design.

It's far from their most aesthetically pleasing shirt ever, but its originality will always win fans. 

2. Osasuna

This could be as good as it gets for Osasuna.

Almost from nowhere, Adidas have produced a really simple, but tasty design for the Pamplona club ahead of the new campaign.

The football's not been exciting there recently, so hopefully this new shirt can signal a change. 

1. Valencia

Valencia have got over their heartbreak of missing out on the Champions League by producing a beautiful home shirt.

The plain white is enhanced by a touch of black and orange, with the badge even being converted to a black and white version.

Things on the pitch look good, too. Despite the loss of Roberto Soldado, Miroslav Djukic is showing plenty of early promise as the club's new boss.