Barcelona's team of the decade 

Juventus v FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Final
Juventus v FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Final

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Left-wing Forward: Neymar (2013-2017)

International Champions Cup 2017 - Real Madrid v FC Barcelona
International Champions Cup 2017 - Real Madrid v FC Barcelona

When Neymar guided Santos to their first Copa Libertadores in over five decades in 2011, it was understandable that the Pele comparisons begun in earnest.

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Major European clubs had their eyes turned over the Atlantic for the latest in a long line of Brazilian wonder kids and Barcelona won the race to sign the highly coveted youngster in the summer of 2013.

Though he had a lukewarm debut season which ended trophyless, Neymar soon established himself as an indispensable member of the first team, with his friendship both on and off the field with Lionel Messi firing the club to numerous trophies.

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The Brazilian international had his most dominant performance in the 2014/2015 season, where he scored a total of 39 goals (including 10 in the Champions League) to help Barcelona to a treble.

Neymar scored 105 goals in 186 appearances for Barcelona before departing Camp Nou for PSG in a world-record move in the summer of 2017, but after just two years, he has started clamouring for a return 'home'.

Center-Forward: Luis Suarez (2014 - Present)

FC Barcelona v Real Valladolid CF - La Liga
FC Barcelona v Real Valladolid CF - La Liga

Barcelona signed Luis Suarez in the summer of 2014 for a club-record fee, but a four-month ban imposed on the Uruguayan for biting Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup delayed his debut for the Catalans.

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When he did make his debut, things began slowly for Suarez as he showed signs of match rustiness, while his deployment on the right side of attack to accommodate Messi in the middle also hampered his play.

However, a tactical switch by Luis Enrique midway through the season unleashed prime Suarez and there has been no stopping the former Liverpool man since then.

So far, the 32-year-old has made 260 appearances and counting for Barcelona, scoring 185 goals, with his best returns coming in his second season where he scored 59 goals in all competitions to thump both Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi to the European Golden Shoe.

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Right-wing Forward: Lionel Messi (2004 - Present)

FC Barcelona v RC Celta de Vigo - La Liga
FC Barcelona v RC Celta de Vigo - La Liga

Fans of Barcelona would forever bless the day the club decided to offer a 13-year-old Lionel Messi a contract with the club and bear the medical costs for the treatment of his growth deficiency.

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Three years later, the Rosario native made his first-team bow and the rest, as they say, is history.

Apart from Johan Cruyff, Messi is arguably the singular most important man in the history of Barcelona and he is currently the club's record goalscorer, record assist provider, most successful, and greatest player ever.

In the decade under review, Messi has made 504 appearances (698 in total) for the Catalans, scoring 510 goals (612 in total), while 24 of his 34 major trophies have come from 2010 onwards.

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Edited by Zaid Khan
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