Rakitic: Patience & pace key

Ivan Rakitic credited Barcelona’s better patience and pace with the differing between the crushing win over Granada and the goalless draw at Malaga.

Barca recovered from failing to record a shot on target at La Rosaleda to put six past Joaquin Caparros’ visitors, with Rakitic getting one of them.

“We know the Malaga match was hard and they defended well. Granada wanted to do the same,” Rakitic told reporters, according to AS.

“We’ve had more patience and more pace. It’s not a coincidence we didn’t concede because we work on defending. We’re on a good path.

“We had to work and the game was complicated.

“I’m very happy with how I’ve started. I’m enjoying it and I’ve a lot to be thankful for. What I hav

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