Barcelona are widely considered as the best club football team in history having won a record 14 titles out of a possible 19 during the last four years. In fact, the current generation of players is the fruit of the Catalans’ famous academy, La Masia.
Lionel Messi grabbed his fourth Ballon d’Or award on Monday, January 7, 2012. The Argentine is portrayed as the symbol of FC Barcelona's pride.
Messi's unprecedented fourth Ballon d'Or triumph strengthened Barcelona's authority in the chart as the team with the most Ballon d’Or awards. The Blaugrana have produced 10 Ballon d’Or wins compared to Milan and Juventus (8), Real Madrid (6) and Bayern Munchen (5).
2013 is going well for the Copa del Rey titleholders. They commenced it with a 4-0 demolition of Espanyol which saw Pedro Rodriguez steal the headlines with a double while Xavi and Lionel Messi also got on the score sheet.
Ahead of Matchday 20, Barca are on top of the Spanish Primera Division table with a comfortable 11-point lead over second-placed Atletico Madrid. They also possess a 16-point advantage over reigning champions Real Madrid.
Barcelona are fresh from a resounding 7-0 aggregate victory over Cordoba in the Spanish Copa del Rey. The Blaugrana will face Malaga in the quarter-finals but before, the latter will be their opponents in the Spanish La Liga on Sunday.
In the meantime, watch the 60 Minutes report of Barcelona in this video:
Lionel Messi was also on '60 Minutes'. Watch the video below:
