Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi. Four basic pillars of the Barcelona side in recent seasons. They should all start this Wednesday on their return to Rome, where they are hoping to start another successful Champions League campaign with a win. The four already know what it's like to be victorious in Rome's temple -- they won the Barça's third ever Champions League there on May 27, 2009.
It was a date which was missed by Dani Alves because of a suspension. In fact, he will also be missing this week when Barça return to the Italian capital due to an injury he picked up in Bilbao. However, Alves is one of the five memebers of the first magic treble winning squad that remain at the club. Apart from those five players, it's a group which has since been broken up.