Barca star suffers facial bruising and broken jaw
Sergio Busquets was forced to leave the field in the first half of Barcelona’s 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid on Saturday afternoon.
The midfielder was involved in an aerial challenge with Stefan Savic in the 25th minute and suffered a head injury as a consequence.
After trying to carry on, Busquets was unable to continue and was replaced in the Barcelona side by Ilaix Moriba.
Now Sergio Busquets is unable to continue after a clash of heads with Stefan Savić.
Both sides forced into first-half substitutions.#LLL
🧡🇪🇸⚽️ pic.twitter.com/ApsokoAqkk— La Liga Lowdown 🧡🇪🇸⚽️ (@LaLigaLowdown) May 8, 2021
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Busquets was taken to undergo tests, which confirmed that he has facial bruising and a broken jaw.
The 32-year-old has barely missed a game for the Blaugrana this season, starting 29 of his 33 appearances in LaLiga Santander so far.