Take the ball pass the ball

For four explosive years Pep Guardiola‘s Barça produced the greatest football in history, seducing fans around the world. In this exclusive, first-hand account of events between 2008 and 2012, the players themselves reveal the tension of the bitter Mourinho–Guardiola rivalry, the emotion of Abidal’s fightback from cancer to lift the European Cup and how Messi, the best footballer the world’s ever seen, nearly didn’t make it. They also explain the team’s unique tactics, the roller-coaster experience of life under Guardiola and relive the unrivalled success they enjoyed as part of the greatest team in the world.