GIVEN the size of the club and its importance to global football, it is surprising that Barcelona had to wait until 1992 for their first European Cup triumph. The club had already made a mark on the continental stage, winning six trophies and finishing runners-up in another four between 1958 and 1989. The truly big prize eluded them, however, the most painful defeat being the 1986 final of the European Cup in Seville, when Terry Venables’ much-fancied team lost on penalties to Romania’s unadventurous Steaua Bucharest. Finally, in 1992, Barcelona won the competition with a star-studded team managed by Johan Cruyff, making him one of the few men to have won the European Cup as a player and manager. Cruyff had three winners’ medals…