After leaving Barcelona, Rakitic returned to his old club Sevilla, thinking that he had returned to his roots and raised his life, but he did not expect that he had become Sevilla's main midfielder for two consecutive seasons. This season, Rakitic has made 40 appearances for Sevilla, contributing 9 goals and 11 assists.
Currently, Sevilla are third in La Liga, three points ahead of fourth-placed Atletico Madrid, and if this advantage can be maintained until the end of the season, there is no doubt that it will be a huge success for Rakitic and Sevilla. Because, in La Liga, the top three have been taken over by Atletico, Real Madrid and Barca, and in the past 10 years, this situation has never been broken.
Rakitic, 34, is satisfied with his current form, saying in an interview with Spanish television media: "We have had a perfect season, and now, we are about to break their monopoly on the top three (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid) and if this result is achieved, my team and I will be very happy." ”
In the next four La Liga matches, Sevilla will not meet too strong opponents, and the only suspense is a direct dialogue with Atletico Madrid. At the moment, Atletico Madrid is left with only La Liga to play, and in order to ensure direct qualification for next season's Champions League, Simeone will definitely let his disciples fight every game.
Sevilla, like Atletico, have only four La Liga matches left, and a month and a half ago, they lost 2-0 to West Ham in the Europa League, and were eliminated 1:2 on aggregate, which makes Rakitic feel very sorry, after all, Sevilla play in the Europa League, they have won the UEFA Cup six times.
Speaking about the match against Atletico, Rakitic said: "We don't have to think too much, the first task is to score at least 4 points in the future schedule and get the right to participate in next season's Champions League, which is the goal of the club, and winning the top three is only secondary. ”
In the next few years, Rakitic will definitely dedicate all his remaining energy to Sevilla, and he is optimistic that he can play for at least another 3 years, that is, until the age of 37, and he is very confident about this. Maybe in the next few seasons, we will see Rakitic like Benzema, becoming the thigh of the team and leading the team forward.