by Fan Messi
Barcelona is one of the greatest clubs in the history of world football, with a total of 92 major and minor titles.
Superstars like Johan Cruyff, Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho have all played for the Catalan team. Therefore, it is not easy to find a lineup of 11 best players of all time.
Goalkeeper: Victor Valdes
Victor Valdes grew up in Barcelona’s La Masia academy. He was promoted to the first team in 2002, and devoted himself to this team for 12 years. During the years playing at Camp Nou, Valdes won a total of 21 titles, including 6 La Liga championships and 3 Champions League titles.
The Spaniard was an integral part of Pep Guardiola’s quest to win the 2009 treble.
Andoni Zubizarreta is also a bright goalkeeper of Barcelona. However, he cannot compete with Valdes for the official position on this list.
Defender: Dani Alves
Not only is the hero of Barcelona, Dani Alves is also considered one of the best defenders in the history of world football.
The Brazilian joined Barcelona from Sevilla in 2008 and stayed with the team until 2016. In January 2022, Alves once again returned to the club with a six-month contract. In the context of the Blaugrana having financial problems, the defender in 1983 accepted to play with a symbolic salary to help the team.
In 8 and a half years of dedication to the Catalan giants, Avles has won a collection of up to 25 titles – a number that is desirable for any player.
Center-back: Carles Puyol
Carles Puyol is an exemplary captain, a legend of Barcelona. He spent his entire career playing and devoted to this team from 1999 to 2014.
During his years playing at Camp Nou, the Spaniard has earned a huge collection of trophies with 6 La Liga championships, 3 Champions League titles and a series of other big and small titles.
With 593 appearances, Puyol is also honored to be in the top 5 players with the most appearances for the Catalan giants in history.
Center-back: Gerard Pique
To find a name to play next to Puyol in the center of the defense is not an easy thing.
Koeman is a proposition, because he once scored the decisive goal, bringing Barcelona’s first Chammpions League title.
However, in all respects, Pique is still a more comprehensive name. The veteran Spain midfielder joined Barcelona in 2008, and is still playing for the Catalan giants to this day.
During his time with Camp Nou, Pique won a total of 30 different major titles, a number that many people admire.
Defender: Sergi Barjuan
Sergi Barjuan made his Barcelona debut in 1993 and immediately became a key player in the team’s squad.
After 9 years at Camp Nou, Sergi Barjuan decided to move to Atletico Madrid and ended his career here.
Midfielder: Sergio Busquets
There is no doubt that Busquets is one of the most successful “products” of La Masia oven. He was promoted to the first team in 2008 and is currently still a key member of this team’s squad.
At the start of the 2021-22 season, Busquets was elected Barca captain after Lionel Messi’s move to Paris Saint-Germain.
The Spaniard is not the type of player to wow fans with his stellar skills, but no one can deny his vision and ability to read the game.
Midfielder: Xavi Hernandez
With impressive performances in the youth team, Xavi made his debut in 1998, after which he continued with Barcelona until 2015.
The former Spanish player is a person associated with the peak tiki-taka period, helping the Catalan team make a storm for a while, and bring 8 La Liga championships, 4 Champions League titles with this team.
Xavi is also the player with the second most appearances for Barcelona in history (767 times), just behind his former teammate Lionel Messi.
In early 2022, this former player decided to return to Camp Nou in a new position, the head coach of the team. Up to now, Xavi still does his job relatively well.
Midfielder: Andres Iniesta
Iniesta is the third most capped Barcelona player in history after Messi and Xavi. He is considered one of the best midfielders of all time.
Iniesta and Xavi used to be an invincible duo in the middle of the Catalan team. Like his team-mate, the former player was born in 1984 imbued with the golden age of football philosophy of coach Pep Guardiola.
Currently, Iniesta is still playing for Vissel Kobe in Japan, despite turning 38 years old.
No one can deny the great influence of Johan Cruyff on Barcelona. The former Dutch player was with the Camp Nou team in the period 1973-1978. Not only helping this team restore its identity and regain its position, Cruyff also contributed to bringing the Blaugrana past arch-rival Real Madrid.
Despite winning only two titles with Barcelona, one La Liga and one Copa del Rey, the former player is still considered one of the greatest monuments in the club’s history.
Johan Cruyff has also won a number of individual awards during his time at Barcelona, most notably a two-time Ballon d’Or.
Stricker: Lionel Messi
Not only a legend of Barcelona, Lionel Messi has also become one of the greatest stars of all time.
He grew up from La Masia, sticking with the Camp Nou team for most of his career, before leaving on a free form in the summer of 2021.
At Barcelona, the Argentine superstar spent the best days of his career, winning countless titles and individual awards that any player would aspire to have.
Winger: Ronaldinho
The Brazilian legend was with Barcelona in the period 2003-2008. During his time with this team, he won two La Liga championships and a Champios League.
At Camp Nou, he also brought top performances to win the Golden Ball title in 2005.
Not only great at Barcelona, Ronaldinho is also a name loved by nearly all fans because of his talent, style and attitude.
