The enormous bowl of the stadium is phenomenally imposing; the feeling of vastness augmented by way the ground sweeps round in an almost uninterrupted manner to the canopy covering the main part of the grandstand and fresh from their momentous triple winning season, the Catalan side is intent on proving itself to be the undisputed number one in Europe.
With coach Josep 'Pep' Guardiola bringing the best out of his combination of world superstars -such as Lionel Messi, Dani Alves and Thierry Henri - and the finest Spanish talent – Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández and Gerard Piqué – it's little surprise that football fans from all over the world are clamouring for tickets.