We are talking about the post-Messi era, so the foundation was already a little shaky. Check out this article if you want to learn the reason Messi left. The club was going through a transition period, and all eyes were on them. So, they wanted to strengthen their image. They wanted to show the world that they can still do it, and decided to do this by coming up with a complex design. It got people to look and talk, but it might not have been the best publicity. And just when you thought that they had learnt their lesson, they mess it up one more time.