Yesterday, the club held a farewell ceremony and press conference for Rakitic at camp Nou. At the farewell ceremony, Rakitic thanked all of the club's team-mates, coaches, staff, supervisors and fans.
After winning 13 trophies, Rakitic described his past six seasons at Barca as "amazing": "I am grateful to all the fans and hope that the performances I have performed have been satisfactory to everyone. ”
Today, let's relive Ivan's final farewell ceremony!
Moments to remember
"It's hard to pick a single moment and in these six seasons we've had so many good moments. But if I had to choose, I think I would say it was that Champions League final in Berlin. Of course, the experience of winning the Club World Cup in Japan afterwards is also unforgettable. ”
"In fact, every title, every league title, every Super Cup title, is unique. I'm proud of all that we've accomplished and to be able to tell everyone who I am and how I play. ”
The best season
"I think my penultimate year at Barca was my best season and I enjoyed the 18/19 season... But everything was destroyed in the defeat against Liverpool. ”
"Over the last few seasons, we're very close to what we achieved in 2015. But sometimes it's because of small details, or a lack of luck, that they don't get what they want. ”
'The club is only considered a good season if it has won many titles, but it's not easy.
A gift from football
"Choose a teammate? I've learned a lot from every teammate and I'm grateful to them all. But if I had to choose, maybe I would say and Andres (Iniesta) or Xavi, it's great to play with them. ”
"They all helped me a lot when I came here. In the year we met, Harvey was very important to me. The same goes for Andres, one of the best friends football brings me. ”
The current status of the team
"I'm reluctant to think back on my experience with Bayern. It's a shame not to be able to play our last game, you know I'm always eager to play. ”
"Barca's competitiveness has depreciated? I don't think so. I've spoken to a lot of players, like my teammates, and they all praised Barca. I think Barça is always the first choice for all players because Barça is the best club in the world. ”
'I will continue to follow everything that happens here and firmly believe that Barca will win many titles in the future."
Special personality
"When I said goodbye to the team this morning, the scene was special to me. I said goodbye to the nutritionist and Marta, and I saw her in tears because of my departure, which meant a lot to me. I've always wanted to be humble, calm and be a kind person. ”
"We are footballers and we will do our best on the pitch. For me, I have never lacked the courage to work hard and commit, I want to play football 24 hours a day. ”
"There's nothing better than a morning trip to Sports City to train and start the day."
Wensue memories
"In addition to thanking my teammates, coaches, supervisors and fans, I would like to say goodbye to a very special person, juan carlos Wensue. He was an important member of the locker room. In addition, we have made our home in Barcelona and Seville. ”
Red and blue will always remain in my heart
"I have a good relationship with Sevilla, but we'll go back tomorrow and discuss it. Today, I just want to say goodbye to Barca in the best possible way possible. ”
'If one day I score goals for Barca, I won't celebrate because I'll always have Barca in my heart.'