article_snippet: Right back - Dani Alves .
article_snippet: Centre back - Gerard Pique .
article_snippet: No one has been better than Centre back - Gerard Pique, not at Barca, not in La Liga, not anywhere.
article_snippet: Centre back - Gerard Pique, Europe's best defender this season, stops Sergio Aguero in the Champions League .
article_snippet: Portuguese centre back Centre
article_snippet: Left back - Jordi Alba .
article_snippet: Right midfield - Ivan Rakitic .
article_snippet: Right midfield - Ivan Rakitic has been a top performer for Barcelona recently, including Right midfield - Ivan Rakitic well-taken goal in midweek .
article_snippet: Centre midfield - Javier Mascherano .
article_snippet: Left midfield - Isco .
article_snippet: Right forward - Lionel Messi .
article_snippet: Right forward - Lionel Messi mesmorised Manchester City in midweek with a performance for the ages at the Nou Camp .
article_snippet: Right forward - Lionel Messi is currently the best player in the world, on form, and possibly even the greatest of all time .
article_snippet: Centre-forward - Luis Suarez .
article_snippet: Selecting between Centre-forward -
article_snippet: Luis Suarez and Karim Benzema was one of the toughest choices but in this team you have Right forward - Lionel Messi dropping into midfield so the battering ram that is Centre-forward
article_snippet: - Luis Suarez gets in ahead of Right forward - Lionel Messi.
article_snippet: Centre-forward - Luis Suarez just edges in ahead of Karim Benzema to allow for Centre-forward - Luis Suarez combination with Right forward - Lionel Messi up front .
article_snippet: Left forward - Gareth Bale .
article_snippet: Right forward - Lionel Messi has been on the end off.
highlights_snippet: But Messi, Bale and Suarez make up formidable front three .