Ivan Rakitic looks back at 2015 Champions League final win

Ivan Rakitic looks back at 2015 Champions League final win

Rakitic, con la Champions conquistada en Berlín
Rakitic, con la Champions conquistada en Berlín | sport

The Croatian recalled his Barcelona team's victory over Juventus

Five years after winning the Champions League in his first season at Barcelona, Ivan Rakitic looked back at the win against Juventus in the final in Berlin on June 6, 2015, while speaking to Marca.

He explained that that season Barcelona "felt really strong, we wanted to keep playing and never stop".

That triumph "meant so much, above all because I came from a great year in Sevilla. I was the first player to win the Europa League and then the Champions League in consecutive years. They were two great years, crowned by the Champions League, the treble, the great game we had, a great season, it was amazing. I remember everything still, what happened before the final, the game itself, the goal, after the game, unforgettable days. The final in Berlin will always stay in my mind and the whole family's."

That group of players' "best virtue was the mix of new players with a lot of hunger and the experience and class already in the group, along with a great coach who knew all the details and how to manage it all. In the end that was the great strength that we had."

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