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Barcelona was far from a happy place when Johan Cruyff walked back through the door as coach in 1988. Over 30 years on, his legacy is keenly felt at the Nou Camp and beyond
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We couldn’t believe how many attackers were in the team, and how few defenders. It was a revolution
- Barcelona midfielder Eusebio
I was criticised for playing three at the back, but that’s the most idiotic thing I’ve ever heard
- Johan Cruyff
I was here under the Franco dictatorship: I understand how Catalan people think
- Johan Cruyff
The ball was converted into the only protagonist. Even fitness work was done with a football
- La Masia graduate turned journalist Oriol Domenech
He was full of self-assurance that the team he had built would triumph, because he’d brought it together. He believed he was always right
- Barça defender Miguel Angel Nadal
Milan are nothing out of this world. They base their game on defence, we base ours on attack
- Cruyff ahead of the final Milan won 4-0
Things got violent – we both lost ourselves. We couldn’t carry on after that, not even for two games
- Vice-president Joan Gaspart
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