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While most teams that played against Guardiola's Barcelona sat deep and parked the bus, there were still were a few brave teams who tried to really take the game to Barcelona, pressing very high with extreme intensity and trying to keep Barcelona from getting into a stable passing rythm. When...

Milan's 1-0 victory over Benfica in the 1990 final was meh, but not their 4-0 victory over Steaua in the 1989 final. It was a masterclass. The score is actually very underwhelming. I don't think that there has ever been a UCL final with such a big gulf in quality between both teams. It was Milan...

https://theathletic.co.uk/1228011/2019/09/22/michael-coxs-iconic-teams-of-the-decade-guardiolas-barcelona-were-state-of-the-art-and-then-they-got-better/ Michael Cox wrote this wonderful article in why Barcelona 2011 collectively was far superior than in 2009.

https://theathletic.co.uk/1228011/2019/09/22/michael-coxs-iconic-teams-of-the-decade-guardiolas-barcelona-were-state-of-the-art-and-then-they-got-better/ Michael Cox wrote this wonderful article in why Barcelona 2011 collectively was far superior than in 2009.

Barcelona was brilliant in that first leg against Arsenal despite the loss and Barcelona was far, far, far superior to Arsenal in the second leg if you watch the full game.

Bayern didn't have a shot on target

Barcelona barely got through Chelsea. And I heavily disagree about 2009 Bayern and 2009 Lyon being much better than Arsenal 2011 and Shakhtar 2011. Bayern in 2009 was hammered by Wolfsburg and lost Bundesliga.

And they didn't need it as much, because they danced circles around everyone with their fast and precise passing in tight spaces. They controlled games better, they pressed better, they knew how to truly shut down the opponents better and overall were clearly more confident in possession and...

Yet Arsenal in that 2-1 victory against Barcelona in 2011 looked like a top team, everyone played well above their standards, Wenger was awesome, he really elevated his players

Real 2010 was not garbage and Pep's Barcelona rarely had a difficult game because almost always they were so dominant. They played the best football I have ever seen technically, the fluency and precision of their passing in tight spaces, their huge creativity was unparalled, alien football. And...

The 10/11 team seems clearly more unplayable, precise, fluent, controlling and dominating of their adversaries when I watch their games than 08/09.

I updated the OP

It's funny how the Barcelona teams from the 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 seasons, specially the latter, were probably better collectively than the Barcelona 2014/2015, yet Barcelona 2014/2015 had the most consistent, confident and controversy free UCL KO run in their title in both results and great...

Barcelona 2010/2011 seems so clearly better than 2008/2009 when I watch both play. Compare the 6-2 with 5-0. The 6-2 shows a team with some moments of truly alien football, but the sharpness and confidence of Barcelona's play is lacking in comparison to the 5-0. Barcelona hoofs the ball far more...

How towards the end of the 2010-2011 season Pep's Barcelona were in danger of collapsing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Despite being the season in which Barcelona reached the pinnacle of their football, the 5-0 against Real Madrid being the...

Honestly, I feel like football from 2010-2015 was better technically (at least when it comes to the quality level of the top european teams and the semi-finalists in UCL) and more competitive than 2016-2020 football. I prefer the first half of the 2010s instead of the second, the games also hold...

At least from what I have seen so far, his performances in the 2010-2011 season were not as consistently fantastic and creative (specially when it comes to genial through balls) when compared to previous seasons. He still had some truly awesome games, specially in the big stage. His performance...

My stats are from transfermakt

How good was Xavi in the 2010-2011 season? The stats speak for themselves about Xavi's 2008-2009 season: 22 assists in La Liga, 7 in UCL and 1 in Copa Del Rey. Insane stats! Undisputably the best midfielder in the world that season. Countless genial passes and through balls in almost games. The...