Sant Joan Despí (Spain), Aug 28 (EFE).- Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic told a press conference Thursday that he was proud to be compared with Barça's former player Bernd Schuster, not only because of his physical resemblance, but also because of the similarities when playing. "It makes me very proud to be compared with such a great man. Everything he's done as a player is amazing... but I'm here to play like Ivan Rakitic," the Croatian said.