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Sergio Busquets explains why Clement Lenglet should not have been sent off against Girona

Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets was quick to defend Clement Lenglet after the Frenchman was sent off on his first La Liga start for the Spanish champions.

Busquets was not happy with the decision which saw Lenglet walk, or the use of VAR and felt the whole game changed after the defender’s early dismissal.

“Maybe there’s contact, you can see that in the images, but the ball’s on the ground and the movement Clement makes is a natural one,” he said.

”It’s not an act of aggression, he wasn’t looking to do that.