Amazed by His Colleague’s Performance, Ivan Rakitic Praised Ansu Fati

DBasia.news – Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic was amazed by the performance of his colleague Ansu Fati when he managed to score a goal for the Blaugrana against Leganes in LaLiga, Camp Nou Wednesday (17/06).

In accordance with the match against Leganes, Rakitic also gave his praise specifically for Ansu Fati’s performance. Rakitic called Fati impressive.

“It is very important to win, and continue to keep a distance in the race for the title. We were patient until Ansu’s goal occured and from there, everything was easier. I am very happy for him, he did an extraordinary job,” said Rakitic quoted from Marca.

Despite dominating during the match, Barcelona had difficulty scoring goals against Leganes. They were only able to open the score on 42nd minutes through Ansu Fati’s goal.

Meanwhile Antoine Griezmann, who performed 90 minutes without a goal, Rakitic thinks he is still an important player. According to him the Frenchman had done things that must be respected by the team.

“He has scored a goal and it was anulled. He is an important player for us and he will only improve over time,” explained the Croatian.

Barcelona’s victory over Leganes made Barcelona continue to lead the standings with 64 points collection, five points ahead of Real Madrid.

Furthermore, Barcelona will play against Sevilla on Saturday (6/20). The recovery time is very short, but they will do their best to keep a distance from El Real.

“The interval is very short and we don’t have much time to rest. However, we have to face this fight as best we can. We will be ready and very motivated,” said Rakitic.