Sergio Busquets set to match Andres Iniesta’s Barcelona milestone

Barcelona take on Cadiz in La Liga later tonight and it could be a momentous occasion for captain Sergio Busquets.

Should he feature against the relegation battlers at Camp Nou on Monday, the 33-year-old midfield mainstay would be making his 674th appearance for Barcelona.

By doing so, Busquets would go level with club legend Andres Iniesta and become the joint third-highest appearance-maker for Barça.

Only Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez have featured more times for the Catalan giants than Iniesta and Busquets would stand to go level with him if he takes the field against Cadiz at Camp Nou.

A product of the club’s La Masia academy, Busquets broke into the first-team setup in 2008 under then-manager Pep Guardiola as a 20-year-old.

Since then, he has been an absolutely brilliant player for Barcelona, going on to win as many as 30 major honours over the past 14 years. Busquets has also led the team with distinction along the way, cementing his legacy as a legend of the club.

In his 673 appearances so far, Busquets has scored 17 goals and chipped in with 42 assists. The midfielder is widely recognised as one of the best in his position, even though he has had a few phases when his form dipped in recent years.

Since the appointment of Xavi as the manager last November, Busquets has enjoyed a resurgent run and has been putting up some fine displays from the base of the midfield.

Busquets’s contract with the Catalans runs until 2023. It remains to be seen if he extends his stay beyond that and goes on to overtake Xavi (767) and Lionel Messi (778) on the list of most appearances for Barcelona before deciding to hang up his boots or move on from the club.