Rakitic Speaks of the anger of Messi by the hard game of the Athletic

Ivan Rakitic did not have his day in front of the Athletic Club. The same that the majority of players of the FC Barcelona, the Croat saw surpassed by the circumstances and was not to the height of a so important meeting like the one of Saint Mamés. The Balkan is a fixed for Valverde, but this is being one of his worst campaigns from his arrival to the Barça.

The '4' of the FC Barcelona analysed the meeting in mixed zone and surprised a lot his words on the hard game of the Athletic to stop to Leo Messi, that went back to the team title after his injury. "It is angered, as all we. They have given him enough by all the sides, but is well", explained in statements collected by the portal goal.

Rakitic Also commented that according to his point of view were very upper to the venues and deserved more. "We have been very upper. We have had the command of the party. It is necessary to see it like a point more and look that now we have a week to rest", aimed in mixed zone.

Going in in detail on why to the Barça has cost him so much deploy his football in Saint Mamés, the Croat affirmed the following: "They have defended very well and there were not spaces. We have tried it and we have looked for it, but it does not happen at all. We have to remain us with the positive things".

The Madrid puts to six points

With the tie of the FC Barcelona in Saint Mamés and the victory of the Real Madrid in Wanda Metropolitan in front of the Athletic of Madrid, the whites plant to alone six points of the culés in LaLiga Santander. A considerable distance, but that it would have to begin to concern to the barcelonistas, that does at all were 10 above the merengues.

Of this distance also spoke Rakitic. "We have to think in us same and with all respect to the Real Madrid and the Athletic, are happy with what have done up to now. We are well and we want to be in all the competitions to the end", finalised the Croat.