The Bosnian replaced the Spaniard against Alaves and surpassed him in almost every aspect, both at the back and upfront.
Barcelona fans keep calling for Miralem Pjanic to oust Sergio Busquets from the starting XI and they may have a reason for this.
Stats show the two midfielders had contrasting displays in the 1-1 Alaves match with each of them playing for the 45 minutes.
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The player with better stats is highlighted in bold.
- Passing accuracy: Busquets — 87.5, Pjanic — 92.9.
- Total passes (successful passes): Busquets — 48 (42), Pjanic — 85 (80).
- Key passes: Busquets — 0, Pjanic — 2.
- Shots (on target): Busquets — 0, Pjanic — 2 (1).
- Tackles: Busquets — 0, Pjanic — 3.
- Fouls won: Busquets — 1, Pjanic — 1.
- Successful dribbles: Busquets — 1, Pjanic — 0.
- Accurate long balls: Busquets — 2, Pjanic — 1.
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Miralem Pjanic should start ahead busquet from now ✅