Yet when asked whether this side had surpassed the Dream Team' that Guardiola himself had been a part of under Johan Cruyff, Pep was coy to answer. Instead, he said that this side would never have been possible with Cruyff's team. The way that Guardiola saw it, his philosophy was merely a continuation of his mentor's and that the Barcelona way - the correct way to play - was the most important thing.
Which team was the best? There are plenty to choose from.
In an El Clasico tie in 1983, Diego Maradona rounded the goalkeeper and was about to score, before a flying tackle came in from Juan Jose. Maradona stood still, waiting for the defender to smack into the post, slotting the ball into the empty net. The Argentine was the first Barcelona player to be given a standing ovation by a Bernabeu audience. He was an undisputed world-beater and would have won more in Spain, perhaps, had it not been for bad luck and ill-discipline.
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