Parejo backs Busquets: He should be praised, not whistled Copa del Rey Catalan midfielder has been whistled recently

Valencia captain Dani Parejo has come out in defence of Sergio Busquets after the Barcelona midfielder was subjected to whistles by some Blaugrana supporters at the Camp Nou during their final home game of the season, a 2-0 win against Getafe on May 12.

Parejo was keen to highlight Busquets' quality ahead of the Copa del Rey final between the two teams on Saturday.

"[Busquets] has been a top player ever since he first started playing for the first team, and now he is being questioned," he told EFE.

"In this country we want to sacrifice or take negative things out of people and it should be the other way around.

"He should be always praised because I think it's incredible how he understands and conveys [a certain style of] football.

"I have experienced that [whistles] and it is unpleasant."

The Copa del Rey final between Valencia and Barcelona will kick off at the Benito Villamarin at 21:00 CET on Saturday.