The FC Barcelona imposed in Mestalla in front of the Valency with two goals of Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic. The Barcelona team achieved to keep the goal of advantage of the party of gone and the Camp Nou and sentence the semifinals in front of the team valencianista to play his fifth final of Glass of Rey consecutive, this time against the Seville.
Precisely the Croatian midfield player, that will play the final against the team in which a day was captain, marked a very special goal: the number 100 of his career. Rakitic Has arrived to the hundred of targets to his 29 years, marking in the four teams in which it has played and in his national selection. It marked 11 in the Basilea, 16 in the Schalke, 31 in the Seville and 13 with Croatia, added to the 29 that carries with the FC Barcelona.
The curious of everything is like Rakitic has gone adapting his position in function of his skills. When his career like professional hardly began, the Croat was an offensive player and mostly played hit in the left band, from where could trace diagonal and test his powerful shot. However, the years changed his place.
In the Seville began to play more like mediocentro pure at the side of Gary Medel, until, when it arrived Unai Emery, advanced his position to play of mediapunta, by behind the Colombian Carlos Bacca. Here it was where obtained his best performance, calling the attention of the Athletic of Madrid, although finally it was the Barça the one who convinced to the player to carry it to the Camp Nou, where plays of interior with a formidable level.
The impact of Rakitic in the Barça current
Ivan Rakitic has a very important role for the FC Barcelona of Ernesto Valverde. The Barcelona midfield player has turned into the man that gives him balance in the centre of the field beside Sergio Busquets and the Txingurri trusts fully in his possibilities. If his performance in previous seasons already was well with Luis Enrique, with the technician extremeño has increased of spectacular form.