Barcelona have been boosted by the return of Sergio Busquets from injury.

The midfielder was named in the squad to travel to Rome for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.

The Catalans hold a 4-1 lead over AS Roma from the first leg at the Camp Nou.

Busquets was sidelined for three weeks before returning to play the first leg despite not being fully fit. He then missed the game against Leganes as he continued his recovery.

It seemed as if Ivan Rakitic, who played in the weekend’s 3-1 win over Leganes, would deputise for the Spaniard in this encounter as well.

While he may not play the full 90 minutes, Busquets’ inclusion in the squad is certainly a welcome surprise for La Blaugrana.