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Spain Confirm Busquets Injury Ahead of Atleti v Barca Clash

November 16, 2020 16:29
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Sergio Busquets is a doubt for Barcelona's LaLiga clash against Atletico Madrid after picking up a knee injury playing for Spain.

Spain have confirmed Sergio Busquets has sustained a mild sprain in his left knee that will keep him out of Tuesday's Nations League clash with Germany.

The Barcelona midfielder was injured during Spain's 1-1 draw with Switzerland last week and was unable to take part in training on Sunday.

After undergoing an MRI scan on Monday, the extent of the damage was revealed by Spain on their official Twitter account.

⚠️ OFICIAL | Tras las últimas pruebas realizadas a nuestro jugador Sergio Busquets (@5sergiob):

➡️ Se confirma el esguince leve en el ligamento lateral externo de su rodilla izquierda.

➡️ El centrocampista del @FCBarcelona causa baja para el encuentro ante Alemania. pic.twitter.com/vrqN9cvQNM

— Selección Española de Fútbol (@SeFutbol) November 16, 2020

 

Busquets is definitely out of the home match against Germany, which La Roja need to win to top Group A4, and is considered a major doubt for Barca's LaLiga showdown with Atletico Madrid next Saturday.

The 32-year-old has started all seven of Barca's league games this term and has appeared in all three Champions League matches.

His 321 passes in the opposition half in LaLiga this term is bettered only by Frenkie de Jong (325), Sergio Canales (332) and team-mate Lionel Messi (332).

However, Busquets' figures in other areas have dropped since last season, leading to calls for Miralem Pjanic to be given the nod in Ronald Koeman's starting line-up.

Busquets' passes-per-game figures are down from 93 per game last term to 80 this time around, while his number of dribbles (0.83 to 0.48) and touches (106 to 91) have also fallen.

Barca face Atletico and Osasuna in their next two LaLiga games, either side of a trip to Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League.


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