Barcelona matchwinner Ivan Rakitic was delighted with victory over Champions League opponents Manchester City.

Rakitic struck the only goal of the second-leg as Barca reached the quarterfinals 3-1 on aggregate.

"I think we maybe deserved more than one goal. These fans at home have been able to enjoy a great game, a great Barcelona and now what we want is to continue like this and not stop," he said.

"They also have good players, very dangerous, but I think we deserved the win."

On teammate Lionel Messi, Rakitic added: "He's amazing, incredible, words do not qualify. We no longer know what to say, I think even the Manchester City players have enjoyed watching Messi play."