FC Barcelona's first decade of the new Millennium has seen barren seasons interspersed with some incredible achievements as the club have won three league titles in the last five years and enjoyed two Champions League triumphs to rid themselves of the memories of six years without any silverware.
The club have always had household names and some of the world's best players, so choosing a side from those who helped the Catalan giants achieve these outstanding feats was not easy, but commitment, ability, effect and honours won were all taken into consideration.
Ronaldinho's arrival with coach Frank Rijkaard saw Barca begin to rise out of the doldrums halfway through the decade and the team that scooped the title and the Champions League in 2006 was hailed as one of the best in the club's history.
That was until president Joan Laporta showed once again what a great leader he has proven to be in his six seasons at the helm by taking a huge gamble on appointing Pep Guardiola last summer and then seeing him exceed even his own expectations by winning the treble.
Laporta cannot be named in the side for obvious reasons, but the effect that he has had on a club that was stumbling from one embarrassing episode to another before his arrival, and is now being considered the world's best side, cannot be underestimated. Below are the eleven players who have helped them achieve that status over the past decade.
