The result helped to keep them on track for a Europa League final in their own stadium.
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His effort averted a second consecutive draw, which would have further dented the champions’ La Liga title defence
FC Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has criticised his club for their recent treatment of him and for trying to force his departure last year.
He stated this at a news conference in Tokyo on Monday following the arrival of Frenkie de Jong from Ajax and 31-year-old Sergio Busquets signing a new five-year deal last year with the club.
The Croatia midfielder intends to see out the remaining three years on his contract amid speculation there is interest from Manchester United and Inter Milan.
They beat their great rivals at their Bernabeu home for the second time in four days and moved a staggering 12 points clear of them in the standings
Ivan Rakitic will miss Croatia’s crunch Nations League clash against England on Sunday with injury, manager Zlatko Dalic has confirmed.
Betis held on for their first win at Camp Nou since 2005, taking maximum fruits for their bravery, while Marc-Andre ter Stegen gifted the visitors a goal and Ivan Rakitic was sent off.
Barcelona made it three wins from three matches at the start of the 2018-19 La Liga campaign courtesy of a 8-2 victory over newly-promoted Huesca at Camp Nou on Sunday night.
Argentina stopper Willy Caballero produced a goalkeeping howler in the second half to leave Ante Rebic with the chance to volley his side into the lead with a memorable strike, before Luka Modric went one better with a standout finish from range to leave Croatia in the driving seat.
But the Croatians go into the game in ebullient mood after a comfortable 2-0 win over Nigeria.
Argentina are hot favourites to win Group D and, with Euro 2016 quarter-finalists Iceland potentially awkward opponents, both sides will aim to boost their hopes of progressing with three points by the Baltic Sea
Modric’s focus could be distracted by perjury charges he faces in his country for testimony about financial deals with a former Dinamo Zagreb director charged with embezzlement and tax fraud.
The emphatic win opened up an 11-point gap at the top of the La Liga standings
Belarusian champions, BATE, secured their first win of the group stages with a 3-2 victory over Roma last time out but unsurprisingly it was the holders who dominated from the first whistle and Neymar tested Sergey Chernik with a curling effort after the Brazilian had shown good footwork to open up a shooting opportunity