The midfielder says that he is willing to run "5,000 kilometers" so that one of the team's star men can remain in the final third but admits that it is hard work.
Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic says that it is not as easy to play with Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez as people suggest.
The forward trio helped to fire the Catalans to a European and domestic treble last season and have been hailed as one of game's finest attacking combinations of all time.
Rakitic says that the team is happy to work to serve the forwards but admits that it is hard work covering them defensively.