Sergio Busquets to miss Barcelona's Champions League tie with Ajax

Sergio Busquets will miss Barcelona's Champions League tie with Ajax after picking up a hip injury.

The Spanish midfielder is due to sit out of Tuesday's clash as a "precautionary measure," as reported by the club's official website. Blaugrana boss Luis Enrique is also without defensive reinforcements Adriano and Douglas during the Camp Nou tie.
Plenty of options can be utilised to cover Busquets' absence. Javier Mascherano, Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Ivan Rakitic are included in the squad, all of whom can fill in for Busquets. Bleacher Report writer Rik Sharma believes Enrique has already shown who will plug the gap: Busquets has made eight appearances across La Liga and the Champions League this season, per WhoScored.com. His pass success rate of 94.6 percent, combined with an average of 3.4 tackles and 1.3 interceptions per match, indicates how important he is to shielding the side's defence.