4 key members of Barcelona's treble winning squad in 2008/2009 who are still playing at other clubs

Barcelona won a treble in 2009
Barcelona won a treble in 2009

#2 Dani Alves (Sao Paolo)

Dani Alves is the greatest right-back to play for Barcelona
Dani Alves is the greatest right-back to play for Barcelona

Dani Alves was made the first signing of Pep Guardiola's Barcelona era when he completed the move from Andalusia for the sum of £30m, and for the next seven seasons, the Brazilian international played his way into Barcelona folklore as the greatest right-back to ever represent the club.

A constant feature of Barcelona's game during their unprecedented era of dominance was Alves' constant bombarding runs forward, and his pin-point crossing offered an alternative to Barcelona's possession play, while his wonderful on-field relationship with Lionel Messi is exemplified by the fact that for many years, he was the number one assist provider to the Argentine great.

With 41 major trophies won, Alves is the most decorated player in footballing history, and a majority of his successes came during his seven-year trophy-laden spell at Nou Camp.

During the course of the 2008/2009 treble-winning campaign, the 36-year-old made 54 appearances in all competitions, which was the joint-most of any player that season (alongside Xavi), but Alves started 52 of those to Xavi's 49.

He left Barcelona in the summer of 2015 after helping the club to yet another treble and went on to enjoy further success with PSG and Juventus as well as his national team, before ending his European sojourn with a return to Sao Paulo last summer.

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Edited by Zaid Khan
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