La Liga 2017/18: Barcelona 3-0 Las Palmas, 5 talking points

#4 A rare Sergio Busquets goal

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Sergio Busquets is often referred to as the glue that holds Barcelona together. His vision and positional awareness are traits that allow La Masia’s golden attack to flourish as they do. However, today the Spaniard decided he wanted to grab the headlines for once. In the 49th minute, Busquets rose tall at the near post to head home from a Messi corner.

That was the Spaniard’s first goal in 1093 days, in total the 29-year old has only scored 6 goals in his Barcelona career. Sergio Busquets’ goals are a collector’s item that only occur when his teammates need him the most. The header opened the floodgates for Barcelona as they eventually ran out 3-0 winners.