Ivan Rakitic admits he's torn ahead of Sevilla Super Cup clash

FC Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has he is torn ahead of the European Super Cup clash with Sevilla. The Croatian joined the Catalan side from their Andalusian opponents last summer.

Rakitic said: "I’ve said that I don’t like playing against Sevilla because as a Sevilla fan I want Sevilla to win, and as a professional I want to win a trophy too. 

"I see they’ve changed a lot of parts and have done that well again. We’ll have to play the perfect game to beat Sevilla because I know how Emery and his technical team work."

Rakitic loved his time in the south of Spain but says last year's treble with Barcelona is tough to top.
“It's hard to beat," said Rakitic. "I’m proud of everything we achieved and my participation, because I played 51 games.

"We made history, and I scored in the Champions League final. I arrived with a lot of enthusiasm and confident that everything would work out well. Luckily it did."