Rakitic and Nainggolan both ready for the Champions League

The FC Barcelona midfielder is excited by the challlenge of becoming the first club to win the competition two years in a row as he prepares for his side's clash with the Italians AS Roma's Belgian player Radja Nainggolan admits the opening game for his team will be a very tough test indeed

Ivan Rakitic is about to start his second Champions League campaign as a player and is excited at the opportunity to win the famous trophy for the second time. That is something that nobody has achieved since the competition changed format in the season 1992/93. “We are excited about the chance to make history. We would like to be the first team to win it two years in a row,” said Rakitic in an interview with Barça TV. “We have to take it one step at a time, win our first game and get through the group and then we will see,” he added.

The Croatian midfielder described Wednesday’s opponents AS Roma as a team who have “signed very well.” “We will have to be prepared and work very hard because they are a top quality side so we will have to be confident in our abilities.”

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From Italy, the AS Roma player Radja Nainggolan has also spoken on the duel awaiting his side in the Olympic Stadium in the capital. “We have to think about what we have to do, we are aware that we will be up against a very strong team,” said the Belgian, adding “if we think too much about Barça and their values then we will not get the best out of ourselves.”

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