Rakitic's message after his important goal against Athletic

The FC Barcelona cuajó, in general lines, another quite grey party against the Athletic Club that sealed with a victory by the minimum (1-0). This time, went Ivan Rakitic the footballer that achieved to break the resulted glasses to win three points that follow keeping to the team of Quique Setién in LaLiga Santander. After the duel, the Croatian midfield player attended to the microphones of LaLiga.

The ex sevillista has clear that his goal arrived in a moment decisive, since to the Barça was not him resulting at all simple to generate occasions of danger in front of an Athletic very very orderly. "It has cost us a lot go in in the party, has not been easy, but has given me a lot of joy mark the first goal of the season", recognised a Rakitic that needed to go back to feel protagonist.

"We will struggle the League to the end"

In fact, it did a year that did not mark, being his so much in the Classical of Santiago Bernabéu of the past season his last so much. "I want to devote the goal to my woman and to my daughters that have held me enough in the last months. It is very rare that have taken so much in marking, anger me with me same. Although I am happy for having helped to the team", said.

Rakitic Admitted the evident difficulties that has had the Barça against the Athletic, paying the have precipitated in some played in which it would have to have prevailed the patience. "It is not easy. It has done it very well, it has defended well and there have not been a lot of spaces. We would have to have moved the fastest balloon and have more patience, not going always to the first. It is not easy after the stop", remembered.

Fight with the Real Madrid by LaLiga

Rakitic Also spoke about the options that has the FC Barcelona to obtain the title, something very complicated to his criterion so much by the quality of the rivals as by the exceptional situation to play the parties to enclosed door. "It is always difficult to win LaLiga, therefore we say that it is the best of the world. They are equalised and hard parties. It does not help that the stadiums are empty. We have to joint the strengths and prepare us well", commented.

On the Real Madrid,​ the Barcelona midfield player did not want to wet too much. "It is the favourite the same that we. We go to struggle to the end. They centre in the his and we in the ours. We want to give the maximum all the parties", sentenced. It is necessary to remember that, after the sanction of Sergio Busquets by yellow, Rakitic will be to title like mediocentro in the next meeting.