No other team has ever taken a European Cup with so many recently crowned World Cup winners in their ranks, but this Barça team have shown that they are still hungry for titles. The boss has said: “the day that I see they’ve lost that desire to win –I’m off”, but he didn’t need to worry about any burn out after South Africa this season, as his players took the league and Champions League double.

Spain ‘10 and Barça ‘11

The Spanish squad that won the World Cup in South Africa contained eight Barça players - Valdés, Piqué, Puyol, Sergio, Xavi, Iniesta, Pedro and Villa – who then went on to form the core of the Barça team that beat Manchester United at Wembley at the end of May.

Italy ‘06 and Milan ‘07

Milan’s 2007 side who beat Liverpool in the Champions League final came close to matching Guardiola’s team’s numbers, with seven members of Italy’s 2006 World Cup winning team in their ranks - Maldini, Nesta, Massimo Oddo, Pirlo, Gatusso, Gilardino and Inzaghi.

Brazil ‘02 and Milan ‘03

The Brazilian team won their fifth World Cup with three players who then went on to win the European Cup with Milan - Dida, Roque Junior and the ex-Barça player Rivaldo.

Germany ‘74’ and Bayern ‘75

Bayern Munich beat Leeds United 2-0 in the 1975 European Cup final with five players who had been part of Germany’s World Cup winning team in 1974 - Maier, Beckembauer, Schwarzenbeck, Ulrich Hoeness and Gerd Müller.