According to Sofascore, Busquets was our second-best player vs Cadiz, only behind Messi.
The Barcelona fans were unhappy to see Sergio Busquets start against Cadiz, and many cules actually claimed that the 32-year-old was the reason why the Catalans ended up losing the game. However, as stats show, Busquets played a good match and was one of the best Blaugrana players that night, only behind Leo Messi.
- 77 mins
- 107/121 passes
- 88% passing accuracy
- 2 key passes
- 4/7 long balls
- 1 big chance created
- 4/6 ground duels won
- 6/9 aerial duels won
- 16 balls lost
- 1 clearance
- 1 interception
- 2 tackles
- 2 times dribbled past
For a better understanding, we can compare his stats to those of Frenkie de Jong.
- 90 minutes
- 95/106 passes
- 90% passing accuracy
- 0 key passes
- 0 long balls
- 0 big chances created
- 2/8 ground duels won
- 5/5 aerial duels won
- 17 balls lost
- 1 clearance
- 2 interceptions
- 2 tackles
- 2 times dribbled past
Despite being the more defensive midfielder, Busquets ended up being more involved in attack than De Jong, as he recorded two key passes and created one goal-scoring chance.
However, this is not to say that Sergio doesn’t have his flaws. This season, he hasn’t been playing at the level we are used to seeing him at. Still, he is one of the players that currently get the most hate at Barca and, perhaps, that shouldn’t be the case. At the very least, it’s unfair to blame the Cadiz loss on him.
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