<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique declared his side's 2-0 win against Belarusian champions BATE Borisov on Tuesday in the Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League as the "turning point" of the season. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">After a goalless first half in the Belarusian city of Barysaw, Ivan Rakitic struck twice in the second to solidify FC Barcelona's lead at the top of Group E.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Rakitic scored his first goal immediately after halftime as he curled in a glorious drive from 20 yards out after being set up by Neymar. The Croatian international sealed the match 18 minutes later after clipping the BATE goalkeeper from close range.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Turning point in Barcelona's season</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Speaking to the media after the match, FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique hailed his side's performance against BATE and declared the win as the "turning point" in the club's season.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We didna t suffer in defence because we kept creating pressure. The whole team worked well," said Enrique <a href="http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/luis-enrique-pleased-with-clean-sheet">(via the club's official website)</a>.</p> a This win strengthens us. To win with a clean sheet while the other game ended in a draw puts us in a strong position. <p style="text-align: justify">a At the moment we seem to need to create a lot of chances in order to score goals, while our opponents can hurt us at the lightest moment. Today we didna t let in any goals. This might be the turning point.</p> a We need to keep working to better still. There are things we have improved compared to last seasona . <p style="text-align: justify">Enrique further went on to praise the performance of 2 goal hero Ivan Rakitic.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a It was a great goal. We created a lot of chances and found it hard to break the deadlock," remarked the Asturian. a The more different players score the better it is for the teama .</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> . <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Luis Enrique: "We did what we had to do here. We created a lot of chances and we leave reinforced" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BateFCB?src=hash">#BateFCB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBlive?src=hash">#FCBlive</a> <a href="https://t.co/Imp53VBm8H">pic.twitter.com/Imp53VBm8H</a></p> a FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/656574349588213760">October 20, 2015</a></blockquote> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Ivan Rakitic may have turned his season around</strong></h3> After an indifferent start to the season, Ivan Rakitic exploded into form as he scored two glorious goals against BATE Borisov in the UEFA Champions League. Rakitic came on as a substitute in the 18th minute of the match after Sergi Roberto came off with a suspected groin injury. <p style="text-align: justify">The Croatian playmaker was instrumental in powering <em>the Blaugrana </em>to a historic treble last season. This season however, Rakitic has been unable to assert the same amount of influence in midfield as he did last season for FC Barcelona.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Rakitic's timely brace against BATE on Tuesday night may just have turned his season around.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Really happy with the two goals! And most exciting of all, we're expecting another baby. I love you <a href="https://twitter.com/rakelmauri">@rakelmauri</a> a? Y?? <a href="https://t.co/detAzGqh5m">pic.twitter.com/detAzGqh5m</a></p> a Ivan Rakitic (@ivanrakitic) <a href="https://twitter.com/ivanrakitic/status/656588316247261184">October 20, 2015</a></blockquote> <!--Article End-->