When is puyol coming back from injury

Puyol, who was key to Spain's wins at Euro and the World Cup, has been with Barcelona since His ability to play both left-back and right-back was critical for Barca when Dani Alves went down due to injury in the La Liga campaign. At 34 years of age, Puyol still displays tremendous strength and stamina, as well as the instincts and leadership that make for great defenders.

He can occasionally be beat by quicker players, but overall he's still considered a top-notch player and his absence will surely be missed by Barca moving forward. Barca currently leads La Liga with 18 points , with Atletico and Malaga trailing the club. The club won three straight La Liga titles before Real Madrid captured the league last season. It's going to be interesting if Barca can stay on top of La Liga with Puyol likely out for a while.

The club has allowed just five goals in six league matches so far this season, tied for third-fewest, but has a good offense in Real Madrid coming up on Oct.

Barca made the announcement on their official site one day before facing off with the Lions:. Bartra, another doubt, finally gets the nod. The year-old central defender has dealt with numerous injury issues in recent years and has only made five league appearances for the club this season.

He's still performed at a very high level when healthy, but doing so has become a struggle. So much so that Puyol announced he wouldn't be returning to Barcelona next season. He made the decision back in March, stating that all of the different ailments he's been forced to overcome have made it tough to find and maintain top form, via BBC :.

After the last two operations it has been difficult for me to recover the level I need to be able to continue here, more than I expected. That is why I have taken this decision. If the symptoms continue and do not allow me to train normally, then I will have to leave. Eric is an example to follow. I want to thank him for everything he has taught us.

It was very hard. On from the operation and the discomfort, and every game was a new injury. Hopefully I will be well, better. Now is not the time to talk about La Seleccion. Barcelona News.

By rob - 31 May , Posted by rob 31 May , Tags Milan Puyol.