Barca dont care how Madrid teams are doing - Rakitic The Croatian midfielder is trying not to bother himself with Real and Atleticos troubles this season, insisting his clubs form is his only concern Ivan Rakitic has emphasised that Barcelona do not care about how Real Madrid and reigning champions Atletico Madrid are coping in La Ligas title race. While Luis Enriques side have won all four games in the competition in 2014-15, both capital-based clubs have dropped points in two matches, with Carlo Ancelottis Real Madrid noticeably six points off the pace in seventh. However, the slow start from the Madrid teams does not bother Rakitic, as the midfielder says the Liga leaders are only focused on their own results and performances. We do not concern ourselves at how our title rivals are doing, he told AS. We are only aware of how we are doing. We are thrilled with how we have started the season but we must work even harder, much harder. Rakitic scored his first Barca goal in their 5-0 thrashing of Levante on Sunday and the Croatian was admitted it was a relief to get off the mark at the Camp Nou club. Theres always expectation regarding getting your first goal. Thank God it has turned out well for me, he added. In the dressing room, some of the players had been teasing me about it and I was getting an itch to score. But the important thing is to help the team. We knew it can be complicated to win at Levante and therefore it was important to win here. Neymar opened the scoring at Levante before Rakitic doubled the lead on the brink of half-time. Second-half strikes from Sandro, Pedro and Lionel Messi finished off the hosts.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:44:22 +0000
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