Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid: Areas where the game could be decided

#2 Sergio Busquets vs Saul Niguez - The midfield battle

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Big games are won and lost in midfield. Barcelona rely heavily on Sergio Busquets to set the tempo of their play and creating space in the channels for the forwards to target. Busquets is the best in the world at what he does and has been in sensational form this season.

Atletico Madrid will have to press and negate the time and space afforded to the Spaniard if they are going to have any chance in this game. The player that will be assigned the job of tracking Busquets will be Saul Niguez. He is the midfield engine for the capital side with his off the ball work being crucial in Atletico's cause.

Saul will have to be on his toes against Busquets and will be needed to give his opponent as less time on the ball as possible. Meanwhile, the holding midfielder for Barcelona has been immense in the big matches this season and will look to continue his dominating displays.