Madrid: You can spot the distinctive claret and blue vertical stripes of the Barcelona football shirt the world over, and while the sales are significant, they hide a more precious meaning in the region of Catalonia.

The ubiquity of the Barca shirt around the globe can be explained by three Champions League wins since 2006 as Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez terrorised the European club scene. On Saturday the club take on Juventus, who have an equally iconic black and white striped strip, in the 2015 Champions League final.