Ivan Rakitic, impressive in the black night of Leo Messi

The football is a sport of contrasts, and in the World-wide of Russia is remaining clearer that never. In the night of the Thursday took place a historical appointment, by a very painful defeat of Argentina that it was brilliant victory for Croatia. The FC Barcelona lived it with the heart divided, although the victorious, of the same form, was more than clear.

With Leo Messi drowned by mates and rival, the one who cuajó a party to frame was Ivan Rakitic, that went back to show that a centre of the field populated power of spectacular way his virtues. The one of Möhlin was able to take out the balloon played, to attack and also to defend, with a dominant paper that finish topping in the final stretch of the meeting.

A fault to the crosshead and the goal that rounded the 0-3 put the brooch of gold to the performance of the barcelonista, that left clear that beside Luka Modric is the perfect leader for his. They are not strident and do not demand leadership, but both are able to do of the work the best weapon to shine on the lawn.

In addition to infinity of disputes won, left without losses of balloon and with six recoveries, added to the danger that generated in each occasion that rondo the area. There is not practically failures that can reproach to the ex of the Seville, that showed complete, consistent and encouraged. All what ask him is able to fulfil it, and besides always does it with note.

Ernesto Valverde recovers to Ivan Rakitic

When a lot of voices began to ask his exit of the Barça, the arrival of Ernesto Valverde supposed a change for Ivan Rakitic, that converted again in indispensable piece for the medullary. The physical requirement compensate it the extremeño and Zlatko Dalic, his seleccionador, surrounding him of mates with which share responsibilities, what far to hang him the poster of secondary situates him like main actor.

The same that with Croatia, the footballer has been in the Camp Nou half tip, inner and closing, all splitting from a double pivote with some freedom of movements. His tactical intelligence turns him into a very appreciated player by all, and is that the attack already carried it of series and the defence has won it with theyears . For misfortune of Messi, this time showed it in the best stage.