Busquets, historical: it Equalises a record of Xavi with Spain

Sergio Busquets dressed the T-shirt of the selection of Spain for the first time in Seville, in the Sánchez-Pizjuán. It did not jump to the field in that occasion, as in front of England (2-0), Of the Forest decided to give step to the debut of Gerard Hammered, but the one who would be the angular stone of his nearer future left it for a month afterwards, in Estámbul.

It was this day when Busquets, that grieve added a ramillete of parties in the elite, saw from the bench to a combined Spanish that moved to the step of a midfield formed by Senna, Xabi Alonso, Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta. It was on 11 February 2009 and this day Xavi Hernández arrived to the 70 parties with Spain. His account detained in June of 2014, in the World-wide of Brazil, in 133 the day that the champion of the world delivered his crown when falling in front of Chile.

That bitter day was the commitment 68 of Sergio Busquets with the selection. Today, in The Cartuja and with the bracelet of captain that Xavi carried of start in 11 parties, the veteran mediocampista reaches to the that already is his new trainer in the FC Barcelona in the ranking of international Spaniards. These 133 participations in the combined national only surpass them already Boxes (167) and Sergio Bouquets (180).

To his 33 years, Busquets already encara the final stretch of a successful career in the selection, a passion for him, in which his footprint is very deep. Thanks to his alliance with Xabi Alonso, Of the Forest built an axis that was key in the cycle 2010-2012 so much to the hour to generate game as to the one to protect to Boxes and his defenders.

Meanwhile, Busquets explained to Mark before the Euro that begins to look the future, that was his last Eurocopa and that imagined like trainer. It is simple to interpret that the World-wide of Qatar can be put it that it has fixed the mediocampista to finish his cycle in the selection.

It surrenders in front of Xavi

Busquets valued his relation with Xavi in the room of press of The Cartuja: "Like player has been one of the best of Spain, if no the best. I have had the luck to know him like player and person, that does it bigger. We have been partners of centre of the field, together with Andrés. Had a feeling special the three". With regard to what comes, indicated: "Are how it sees the football, do not know how is like trainer, but safe that has learnt a lot".