The Spain midfielder was left on the bench away to Las Palmas and once again Barcelona struggled without him - but he'll be back to pull the strings in London on Tuesday night.
More than just a trident. Barcelona's much-lauded strikeforce of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar score the majority of goals and claim the headlines for Luis Enrique's superb side, but there is one man who remains somewhat unheralded and who is arguably as important as the MSN: Sergio Busquets.
The midfielder is rarely left out of the Barca team, but when he is the Blaugrana are never quite the same.