Nine players from the Catalan club could all feature in the Confederations Cup final, while the Blaugrana's latest signing leads local hopes of a win at the Maracana on Sunday.
Barcelona should sell Lionel Messi. So said Johan Cruyff earlier this week, claiming the Catalan club cannot accommodate both the Argentine and summer signing Neymar in the same side next season. Back in the real world, however, Barca fans need not worry: selling Messi is as far from anyone's mind at CampNou as changing the club colours to all white.
Cruyff's opinions seems strange: his own Barcelona side was filled with superstars such as HristoStoichkov, Romario and Michael Laudrup and, although problems did arise, this was usually in conflict with the coach himself. And that team - the Dream Team - went on to achieve great things, becoming the firstBarca side to clinch a European Cup (in 1992) and winning four straight Liga titles (between 1991 and 1994) following a prolonged period of dominance by Real Madrid.
On Sunday, with Messi missing, Barcelona fans will be given a glimpse of their latest Dream Team as new man Neymar and Dani Alves of Brazil square up to Spain's nine Blaugrana representatives (Victor Valdes, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro and David Villa) in the final of the Confederations Cup.
Barcelona should sell Lionel Messi. So said Johan Cruyff earlier this week, claiming the Catalan club cannot accommodate both the Argentine and summer signing Neymar in the same side next season. Back in the real world, however, Barca fans need not worry: selling Messi is as far from anyone's mind at CampNou as changing the club colours to all white.
Cruyff's opinions seems strange: his own Barcelona side was filled with superstars such as HristoStoichkov, Romario and Michael Laudrup and, although problems did arise, this was usually in conflict with the coach himself. And that team - the Dream Team - went on to achieve great things, becoming the firstBarca side to clinch a European Cup (in 1992) and winning four straight Liga titles (between 1991 and 1994) following a prolonged period of dominance by Real Madrid.
On Sunday, with Messi missing, Barcelona fans will be given a glimpse of their latest Dream Team as new man Neymar and Dani Alves of Brazil square up to Spain's nine Blaugrana representatives (Victor Valdes, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fabregas, Pedro and David Villa) in the final of the Confederations Cup.
