Andres Iniesta admits there is more than one way to win a football match, and that Barcelona and Spain's similar approach to the game is not the only successful tactic.
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Both Barca and La Roja enjoy playing a swift passing game with the emphasis on possession, with that approach having taken both the club and country to the pinnacle of global football.
And while the 2012 Ballon d'Or nominee admits he cannot imagine Barcelona playing any other style, he insists it is not the only one that can secure title success.
"We play the way we do because it suits us. If we played any other way we would not have the players to pull it off. It's pragmatic," he told The Independent.
"We believe we have the best chance of winning playing this way but the football that Spain and Barcelona play is not the only kind there is. Counter-attacking football has just as much merit. There are many different styles and variations; that is what makes this such a wonderful sport."
Iniesta added: "Without the trophies it would all mean a lot less. What we have done is prove that it is possible.
"Euro 2008 showed you could win with a group of players who weren't physically imposing in any way, in fact who were completely the opposite. We showed that, luckily for football, in this sport pure talent can come out on top of the purely physical."
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