Rakitic to the rescue
Rakitic replaced the injured Sergi Roberto early in the first half and duly reminded his manager that he ought to be the starting midfielder, scoring two superb goals to help Barcelona over the line.
His first was a superbly struck shot from 25-yards which flew into the top corner, albeit under minimal pressure from the BATE defence. He then sealed the win with a beautiful chip over the goalkeeper.
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