In the hours following the Champions League final last Wednesday, it was revealed that Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola had showed his players an inspirational video ten minutes before kick-off to get them in the mood for their subsequent performance.

The film mixes images from the film Gladiator and the soundtrack includes the opera Turandot performed by Italian legend Pavarotti. It includes some of the finest moments of all the members of the Barcelona squad, even those that didn’t play (e.g. Dani Alves) or were unlikely to get off the bench (e.g. Eidur Gudjohnsen).

According to reports, the film moved several of the players to tears and has been hailed as a masterstroke by the rookie manager who doesn’t appear in the movie.

Last night it was shown on Catalonia’s public television channel TV3 and it can be seen on this video.