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Sevilla’s Rakitic matches Kanoute and Dirnei’s feat against Real Madrid

Ivan Rakitic has equalled Frederic Kanoute and Renato Dirnei’s Sevilla record against Real Madrid.

The 33-year-old Croatian midfielder set up Fernando before finding the net in Sunday’s 2-2 La Liga draw with Zinedine Zidane’s men.

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— OptaJose (@OptaJose) May 9, 2021

In the process, he became the first player since Kanoute and Dirnei to score and assist in a Spanish elite division encounter against Los Blancos.