But at the international level, Barcelona impresses: the club won the Champions League 4 times, became the winner of the UEFA Super Cup the same number of times, and won the Club World Cup twice. And here Barça did not go without a record – 4 times the blaugrana won the Cup Winners' Cup.
But it is not history that made Barcelona so popular now, but actual performances. With the arrival of coach Josep Guardiola in 2008, the club transformed. In the first two seasons alone, the team took 8 out of 10 possible trophies, and in the first season Barcelona set a record by winning all possible competitions.
Guardiola became the second coach in the history of Barcelona to lift the club to such heights. The first was Johan Cruyff, who from 1988 to 1996 won with the club 1 Copa del Rey, 3 Supercopa de España, 4 Spanish league titles, 1 European Cup, 1 Cup Winners' Cup and 1 UEFA Super Cup. Guardiola, in just 4 years, led the blaugrana to the championship 3 times, won 2 Copa del Rey, 3 Supercopa de España, 2 Champions League titles, 2 UEFA Super Cup and twice became the winner of the Club World Cup.
If we talk about the best players in the club's history, it will be difficult to remember everyone. But the best of the best are the following players.
Luis Suárez played for the Catalan club from 1954 to 1961 and during that time managed to score 61 goals. He became champion of Spain twice and won the Copa del Rey twice. In 1960, the midfielder was awarded the Ballon d'Or.
One of the legendary footballers of Barcelona was Johan Cruyff. The forward played for the blaugrana from 1973 to 1978, played 143 matches and scored 48 goals. Together with the club, he won the Spanish championship once and the Copa del Rey once. Cruyff accumulated a huge number of personal awards, among which there is also a Ballon d'Or. From 1988 to 1996 he was the coach of Barcelona and is one of the best coaches in the club's history.
One cannot fail to mention another forward – Hristo Stoichkov, who played for the club from 1990 to 1995 and returned to it in 1996 for two seasons. He played 175 matches for Barcelona and scored 73 goals. He played for the club when it was on the rise, winning with it 4 Spanish league titles, 4 Supercopa de España and 1 Copa del Rey.
Currently, the best footballer in the world plays for Barcelona – Lionel Messi. He has spent his entire career at the club and has collected a huge number of trophies and awards. He has played 214 matches for the club and has already scored 169 goals. Perhaps he will become the best player in the club's history.
But besides him, the team also includes other high-class players – Andrés Iniesta, Cesc Fàbregas, Gerard Piqué and others. All of them form a harmonious team that can create incredible things on the field, playing openly and spectacularly. Therefore, it is not surprising that Barcelona continues to collect trophies.
However, the Guardiola era ended this year, and his loyal assistant Tito Vilanova replaced him, who intends to continue Guardiola's work and raise the club to even greater heights.
Based on materials from the website FootballTop.ru.