The FC Barcelona team could have won more UEFA Champions League titles if they had not been bored, according to a former player.
Between July 2014 and September 2020, Ivan Rakitic made 310 appearances for the Catalan giants, scoring 35 goals and providing 42 assists.
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The Croatian won four LALIGA titles, one UCL trophy, a FIFA Club World Cup, four domestic trophies, and two UEFA Super Cups during his time with the Blaugrana.
The former Croatia international, however, says he and his Barca teammate could have added to their trophy cabinet during that period if they had not been distracted by other things.
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The reason we didn't win more titles at Barcelona was boredom and thinking about other things than football, Rakitic told Sportkeeda on the El Pelotazo podcast.
Many of your colleagues have said that they have never seen anything like this before."
Barcelona had the opportunity to add two more UCL trophies to their trophy cabinet, but lost to Roma in the quarter-finals after winning the first leg.
Following that, Liverpool would win the title in 2019 after knocking them out at the semi-final stage of the following season's competition.
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"We messed up against Roma and Liverpool, but I'm convinced that boredom and feeling superior caused us to make mistakes," said Rakitic.
"If we had kept our hunger, we would have won one or two more Champions League titles."
