The Croatian midfield player of the FC Barcelona, Ivan Rakitic, went the attendant to open the marker this Wednesday against the Athletic in the Camp Nou. The "4" of the Barça, that already marked a decisive goal in Saint Mamés in the second day of League Santander 2016-17, saw again door of head this time thanks to a magistral centre of Andrés Iniesta, master and gentleman of the game culé in the first-half.

The one of Fuentealbilla stole balloons, directed and deployed the offensive game of the Barça, seeing to perfection the desmarque of Rakitic in the minute 40 to plant him a balloon measured, that the Croat only had to comb at the end of the goal. The spherical went in adjusted to the contrary stick of Jan Oblak, that did the statue to the not being able to do absolutely at all.

Second goal of Rakitic, therefore, this season in League Santander, and again against an important rival. The "all-terrain" of the Barça went back to fulfil a complete party, with thefts of balloon and a big defensive attitude, incorporating besides to the attack.

Precisely his presence endows of balance to the centre of the field of the Barcelona, due to the fact that Sergio Busquets is the anchor backwards and Andrés Iniesta is used to to be something more offensive, converting usually in the bridge with the "MSN" in attack. Good centre of Iniesta and good definition of Rakitic, in definite, in the goal of the Barça to the Athletic in the first part.