Rakitic And his 'master class' against the Espanyol: it was the best of the centre of the field

Although it goes on speaking of his future and of his possible course of the Barcelona team, Ivan Rakitic does not rest and party after party shows to be to a grandísimo level. Against the RCD Espanyol went back to be of the best of the FC Barcelona and went the indisputable leader of the centre of the field of the ones of Ernesto Valverde. In a toneless afternoon of Busquets and of Arthur, the Balkan gave the level by the three together.

The ex player of the Seville was the footballer that more good passes gave, with a total of 97. The midfield player was in all the positions and gave support to any mate that needed it. Jordi Alba, that went the second that more good passes made, remained in 82. And taking into account to Sergio Busquets and to Arthur, his mates in the midfield, his statistical are even more overwhelming.

The international alone Spanish gave 50 good passes, little more than half of those that gave Rakitic. A data tremendo that speaks a lot and well of the '4' blaugrana and of his work against the group espanyolista. Besides, the Croat also touched the balloon 134 times, whereas the one of Badia did it in 70. In summary, the international by Croatia worked by him, by Busquets and by Arthur, that had to be substituted because it was not appearing.

Rakitic Also had incidence in the offensive game of his team and was about to to mark goal in two occasions. In the first-half had one of the best opportunities of the Barça in the meeting with a spectacular missile that went brushing the square of the goal of Diego López. In the second, a similar shot also was diverted by a bit more. The Balkan has arrival and goal, and shows it whenever it can.

Rakitic Does not want to give him importance to the rumours

After the crash, the ex of the Seville spoke for the means and insisted in that it does not go to give him importance to what speak out of the field. For him the important is to enjoy and that his mates are happy with his work. "I what want to is to enjoy in the field and is what am doing. I gladden me that after the party congratulate me my mates and this is what to me interests me", aimed.

Also it went back to say that he is happy in Barcelona and that does not pose change of airs, but that everything depends the Barça. "Afterwards, if in the club are happy with me, will speak, and but also will speak of another way and already is. But I have said it several times, am very happy and very happy to play in the Barça and ojala was by a lot of years more", concluded the midfield player.