Rakitic and his arrival at an invincible Barça in 2014-15

Ivan Rakitic was the first player in the history in raising of form consecutiba the Europe League (with the Seville) and the Champions League (with the FC Barcelona). In 2015, the Barça won the triplete and the Croat culminated the best season of his career to level of titles, after achieving displace to Xavi Hernández of the titularity. In an interview for Mark, remembers this big moment.

Besides, it remembers so much the season like the final, in which it annotated the first goal culé. "I was the first player of the history that won of consecutive way the Europe League and afterwards the Champions. They were two years followed incredible topped with this Champions, this triplete, the big party that did, a big season... It was impressive. Today still I agree me of everything: the occurred before the final, the meeting in yes, the goal, the postpartido... They were unforgettable days. The final in Berlin will remain me always very very recorded in my mind and in the one of all my family", said.

"We felt us so upper and strong that did not want that it finish the season"

Rakitic Remembered that the staff did not want that it arrived the end of the season. "We were very strong and were growing of less to more. To the final arrive in a moment very, very top, for saying it somehow. I agree me many times of the feeling that had in the staff and commented it between us. We said us that it was a penalty that finish the season because we wanted to follow playing. There was a feeling of superiority and of fortress so powerful, that caused us the wish to follow playing and of not stopping", explained.

Rakitic Also gave the one who in his opinion was the key so that this Barça arrasara. "His greater virtue was the mix between the new players that arrive with a lot of hunger and the experience and class that already there was in the group. And this jointed with a big míster that knew all the details and knew to handle it everything. At the end it created this big strength that had", manifested.

Of course, also it remembered to the 'trident' formed by Leo Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez. "It was to enjoy it... And a lot. It saw the worry in the rivals because they had to put all his attention to the maximum since they did not know by where had to close more, if by the left, the right or by the centre, because we were able to do a lot of things. We attacked in each moment, were very dangerous and deep, had all the necessary for this. It created a lot of danger and from here was born a big strength. It was a big joy see play to this trident, enjoy and accompany them in each moment", commented.

Bad previous moments

Months before winning the triplete, the things did not walk well in the team and in Navidad, there was a moment critic between players and the technical body of Luis Enrique after a defeat against the Real Sociedad in Anoeta. "In the life many times says that it is necessary to fall to raise stronger. Surely we need these days to darse us of a lot of things and joint us a lot of more. We darse that if we do not work the one for the another and were not to the ciento percent, all was much more difficult", explained.

Rakitic Recognised that the problem did stronger to the changing room. "It is not that it happened at all special, but from this moment begin to give this two or three percent extra in some moments and some details that were missing. All this jointed and the result was that we gave a ten percent by on, even us sobraba. What sucedió was necessary to create this big strength in the group and could see from then that there was a spectacular environment in the team. Sometimes a touch of attention comes you very well. From then, it went a Barça spectacular and of dream. We deserved us finish the season of this way", sentenced.