Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic spoke to the media before the UEFA Champions League match against Arsenal, in the first leg of the Round of 16 stage.
The Croatian complimented the Gunners, but is confident that the Blaugrana can keep their fantastic form. He also touched on the 'MSN' trio and their understanding, and how difficult it will be for Barça to defend their European Cup title this season.
Here's a few quotes from Ivan:
"It won’t be easy against a top quality opponent … We’ll have to be at or very best to get through this game. But wearing this shirt always makes you want to go out and win. We’re on great form right now and we hope things stay that way. We know what we’ve got ahead of us, and how much their fans will get behind them, but we have faith in ourselves, and that means for the return leg too.
"There is no need to talk about favourites. That neither adds or takes away from the pressure. We respect Arsenal 100%, because it’s one of the biggest clubs in football history.
"It makes me proud to play with them (MSN). They are always ready and we know that we can trust them. With them in the team, we are different from the rest, and we’re delighted with that.
"Of course we want to retain the title that we won last year, but we also know how difficult it’s going to be. We have to take things step by step."
Source: FCBarcelona.com
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