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Top 3 Ivan Rakitic moments at Barcelona

With Ivan Rakitic heading back to Sevilla after six trophy-laden years at Barcelona, we take a look at the top three moments of the Croatian in the famous Blaugrana shirt.

Debjit Ghoshal by Debjit Ghoshal
3rd September 2020
in Football, Barcelona, La Liga, Lionel Messi, Sevilla, UEFA Champions League
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Ivan Rakitic spent six fruitful seasons at Barcelona. (Image Credits: Twitter)

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Ivan Rakitic has rejoined UEFA Europa League champions, Sevilla, on a four-year contract after spending six trophy-laden seasons at Barcelona.

The Andalusian side have reached an agreement with Barcelona, which will see the Croatian midfielder heading back to Sevilla for an initial fee of €1.5m with various add ons attached to it.

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? Thank you, @ivanrakitic ?❤️ pic.twitter.com/EHlouvcq41

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 2, 2020

After leading Sevilla to Europa League success in 2014, Ivan Rakitic joined the Catalan giants and became a regular feature in the Barcelona midfield set up.

Since then, the versatile midfielder has appeared in more than 300 matches across all competitions for Barcelona, scoring 36 goals in the process.

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I arrived at @fcbarcelona 6 years ago, more motivated than ever with the desire to contribute to the success of this big club. Today I am turning a wonderful page in my career. It has been a huge honor to wear this jersey and play alongside world-class players in a legendary stadium, the amazing Camp Nou. I would like to thank everyone without exception. My family, my teammates, the coaches, the staff, the club employees and the fans. See you soon. Ivan. – Llegué al @fcbarcelona hace 6 años, más motivado que nunca con el deseo de participar al éxito de este gran club. Hoy se cierra una página maravillosa. Ha sido un gran honor vestir esta camiseta y jugar junto a jugadores excepcionales en un estadio legendario, el Camp Nou. Me gustaría agradecer a todos sin excepción. Mi familia, mis compañeros, los entrenadores, el staff, toda la gente del club y la afición. Nos vemos pronto, Iván.

A post shared by Ivan Rakitic (@ivanrakitic) on Sep 2, 2020 at 2:02am PDT

The versatile midfielder is leaving Barcelona after six glittering seasons and helped the club to win a total of 13 major honours, including four La Liga titles and one Champions League.

Ivan Rakitic, at 32, had a year left in his Barcelona contract but decided to return to Sevilla, where he spent four seasons from 2011 to 2014, scoring 32 goals in 149 appearances overall.

So, with the Croatian leaving Barcelona and rejoining Sevilla, let’s have a look at Ivan Rakitic’s top three moments in the famous Blaugrana shirt.

#3 Assisting Lionel Messi’s wonder-goal against Bayern Munich in 2014-15 UCL

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi mesmerized the whole world with his wonder-goal against Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League. The Argentine ace left Jerome Boateng on the floor before lofting the ball over Manuel Neuer with his right foot.

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⏪ Throwback to THAT Lionel Messi goal vs Bayern Munich ?pic.twitter.com/fQW7rAnykQ

— Goal (@goal) April 22, 2020

However, it was Ivan Rakitic, who turned provider to find Messi with a perfect ball into his left-foot, with the Argentine doing the rest.

Rakitic’s quick thinking and sharp footballing brain enabled Messi to have a go against Boateng in a one-on-one situation, thus exposing Bayern’s defensive flaws in containing the Barcelona talisman.

So, amongst many other goals and numerous assists, Ivan Rakitic’s simple forward pass with the outer side of his boot will go down as one of the main highlights of his Barcelona career.

#2 Scoring El Clasico winner in 2018-19 La Liga:

Ivan Rakitic’s first-half goal was enough to hand Barcelona a league double over arch-rivals, Real Madrid in the 2018-19 La Liga campaign. Although the Catalan side dominated the whole game, the Croatian provided the cutting edge to see off Los Blancos in their own backyard.

A simple one-two between Rakitic and Sergi Roberto opened up Real Madrid’s defence, with the 32-year-old providing the final touch by dinking over Thibaut Courtois in the 26th minute.

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¡Vamos equipo ?! Feliz por el gol ??⚽ Va para mis chicas ?‍?‍?‍?❤ ¡Gracias afición ?! Yesssss! Well done mates ??! Happy for scoring the winning goal ? It’s dedicated to my family ?‍?‍?‍? #ElClásico #ForçaBarça ??

A post shared by Ivan Rakitic (@ivanrakitic) on Mar 2, 2019 at 2:42pm PST

Rakitic’s goal helped Barcelona to take a 10-point lead at the top of the La Liga table in March that year, and eventually, the Catalan giants sweated very little to register their 26th domestic league triumph.

Besides the winner against Real Madrid in the 2018-19 season, the Swiss-born midfielder could only find the back of the net just once in 10 appearances against Los Blancos in his Barcelona career.

#1 Scoring against Juventus in 2014-15 UCL final:

Ivan Rakitic’s best moment in the Barcelona shirt came against Juventus in the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League final in Berlin.

It was the Croatian who broke the deadlock to put the Spanish giants 1-0 ahead against the Old lady, with Barcelona ultimately lifting the Champions League trophy for the fifth time in their history with a 3-1 scoreline on the night.

Arguably the greatest @ivanrakitic goal ever. pic.twitter.com/hKLRUH7VOQ

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 1, 2020

Although Rakitic may have found the back of the net on several other occasions with a better technicality, none comes anywhere close to the goal in Berlin in terms of the weightage it carries, as it helped Barcelona regain their supremacy on the continental stage once again.

Reflecting on the goal that he scored in the final, Ivan Rakitic himself chose that moment in Berlin as his favorite one in the Barcelona shirt. The 32-year-old explained,

“That moment cannot be explained. I wanted to hug the whole stadium, not just the three team-mates next to me. I wanted to open my arms, grab everyone… I got goosebumps.”

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Debjit Ghoshal is a freelance football writer who depicts a vivid picture of the beautiful game through his storytelling skills. His work has been published by several publications in the past. His writing mimics the way he likes to live his life, unbiased, with a nature of accepting other's opinions in an open-minded way.

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