But how does the best of the teams Guardiola coached from 2008-2012 stack up against the current Barcelona side? ___FORWARDSMessi/Eto'o/Henry (2008-09) vs. Messi/Suarez/Neymar (now)A budding star at 21 years old, Lionel Messi fully blossomed under Guardiola. ___DEFENSEDani Alves/Puyol/Pique/Abidal (2008-09) vs. Roberto/Pique/Mascherano/Alba (now)Always at the service of Messi, Xavi and Iniesta, Barcelona's defense under Guardiola was easy to overlook. ___GOALKEEPER: Valdes (2008-09) vs. Ter Stegen (now)Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has just inherited the full-time goalkeeping responsibilities from Claudio Bravo. ADVANTAGE: Guardiola's 2008-09 goalkeeper.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 17, 2016 00:33 UTC