Rakuten Cup: Barcelona 1-2 Chelsea - 3 Barcelona players that were the most disappointing

Barcelona v Chelsea - Preseason Friendly
Barcelona v Chelsea - Preseason Friendly

#2 Sergio Busquets

Busquets gave away the ball that led to Chelsea's opener
Busquets gave away the ball that led to Chelsea's opener

Over the last decade, Sergio Busquets has played his way into being considered arguably the best holding midfielder and indeed one of the greatest of all time.

The 31-year-old has played a starring role in each of Barcelona's successes in his time at the club, with his pristine ball-winning abilities and extreme composure under pressure being of optimum importance to their possession-based style of play.

Against Chelsea, the Spanish international was the experienced head in a midfield also containing youngster Riqui Puig and an unfamiliar Sergi Roberto.

In what was an uncharacteristic display from Sergio Busquets, he showed a sloppiness on the ball and it was due to a mistake by him that Chelsea opened the scoring, as Jorginho pounced on his loose ball to thread the ball for Tammy Abraham.

He was substituted for Ivan Rakitic during the interval having failed to make a mark for the entirety of his 45-minute cameo on the pitch and Barcelona fans would be hoping this was just a one-off due to match rustiness from their ever-reliable midfield lynchpin.

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