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Ivan Rakitic talked about what Barcelona should do against Liverpool before Wednesday's UEFA Champions League semi-final against the Reds.
The midfielder is well aware of the threat posed by attackers such as Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane and says that it is difficult to defend himself.
"I have a lot of respect for Liverpool because Klopp's teams have always been very organized and he has managed to improve his players," he said.
"It will be difficult to defend them because they are very good. We must prevent them from running to our defense. We go there to score but we must not lose our heads
"I hope we can stop them as soon as possible, control the tempo of the match and move them away from our goal.
"We have to understand that they are a good team who knows what football they have [need to] to play. We have to prepare our game, play a big game and understand what we have to do. "
Rakitic should start the match for Barcelona with Sergio Busquets and Arthur in midfield. Croatia's only goal in the competition this season was against the English opposition in October when they scored a cracker against Tottenham.
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