Busquets ruled out of Barcelona's fixture vs. Rayo Vallecano due to ankle injury
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Sergio Busquets won't feature against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday after suffering a gruesome ankle injury during the second leg of Barcelona's Copa del Rey clash versus Villarreal.
Busquets out of Rayo game http://t.co/5JbEMghsPg pic.twitter.com/4vUBscaxY9
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 5, 2015
The announcement comes as no surprise. The 26-year-old defensive midfielder was stretchered off the pitch and replaced by Jeremy Mathieu after acquiring the injury, which stemmed from a reckless challenge courtesy of Villarreal's Tomas Pina.
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