The king of shithousery is back
Shithousery is an art that only few can master. It is a skill that only the best possess.
Is there a definitive definition for it? Not really. Does everybody know what it is when they see it? Absolutely.
One of the best in the business when it comes to shithousery is Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets, who is famous for his ability to miraculously recover from a tackle when his team need him back on his feet.
On Tuesday night, the Spaniard demonstrated his party trick as - following a collision with Dynamo Kiev right-back Oleksandr Karavayev - he quickly rose to his feet like a well-decorated Lazarus.
Both players ended up on the floor, rolling around in the process, but it was actually the 33-year-old who got back to his feet the quickest - only when he discovered that his side were short on numbers defending the home sides' attack, though.
Taking inspiration from his opponent, Karavayev continued to roll around in hope of winning a free-kick, but after realising that the referee had passed him by, he also got back up to his feet.
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It is not the first time that Busquets had tried to fool the referee with something like this, either.
In 2010, the midfielder provided football fans with one of the most notable shithousery moments in recent times.
Whilst laying on the floor, he sneakily peeked through his hands to check if Inter Milan's Thiago Motta had been sent off for violent conduct, after faking being hit in the face.
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Thiago Motta argues with Sergio Busquets after being sent off as Daniel Alves intervenes. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)[/caption]
Barcelona kept their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages alive in midweek with a 1-0 win thanks to Ansu Fati's thunderbolt.
The Catalan giants are second in Group E on six points, six behind group leaders Bayern Munich.
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