One of the most toneless players of the FC Barcelona in Old Trafford was Ivan Rakitic. The midfield player was not to his usual level and cost him a lot go in in the party. It touched less balloons of which comes touching lately and his incidence in the game of the team was underneath of the one of Arthur or even Sergio Busquets.
But in spite of everything, the triumph by 0-1 of the Barça always will be special for the Balkan by a reason: it fulfilled 50 parties with the T-shirt blaugrana in Champions League. A figure to have very in account for a footballer that arrived to the Camp Nou without doing too much noise, but that has finished turning into an indispensable piece so much for Ernesto Valverde, as for Luis Enrique in his day.
In these 50 crashes that has played with the Barcelona, the ex of the Seville has marked a total of six goals and five assistances ofgoal . Besides, one of these so many was against the Juventus of Turín in the final of the Champions that the culés raised in the course 2014-2015. That went the last time that the Barça arrived to a final and also the last time that happened of quarter-finals.
Also it is necessary to take into account that the Croat has attained 34 victories in these 50 meetings played. The others 16 crashes divide in nine ties and only seven defeats. Besides, it was to title in 45 of the 50 parties, something that speaks very well of the important that has been for the Barcelona club these years.
This course has been very complicated for the midfield player, that has seen like the fans threw him on by his bad performance to principle of season. It cost him much more of the usual take the rhythm and go back to a suitable physical tone, but finally achieved it and has arrived to the final phase like a shot. To exception of the crash against the United, has been of the best in almost all the meetings of the Barcelona these last two months.
Luis Suárez also arrived to 50 crashes in Champions
The Uruguayan also arrived to the 50 parties in League of Champions, but on the contrary that Rakitic, no all have been with the Barcelona. Luis Suárez played five of them with the Ajax of Amsterdam. In these 50 performances has marked a total of 20 goals, a figure that is not at all badly. Besides, it has given 17 assistances of goal and has won 34 parties.