After fracturing his cheekbone in Barcelona’s La Liga fixture against Osasuna, the Catalan captain has been out of training recovering from his injury. However, the experienced defender is back to training but with a protective mask.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 fractured his cheekbone in Barcelona’s dull 1-2 victory over Osasuna, as a result he could not train, and was unable to play in the Catalan’s Supercopa de Espana match against Real Madrid.
However, the Catalan club’s captain was seen training with the B team, wearing a protective mask which was meant to ensure that his cheekbone is not further damaged. As a result of this injury, Puyol will not be able to play for Spain in their 2014 FIFA
World Cup qualifier match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Georgia-c2903 Tuesday evening.
He also missed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011’s matches in the Euro 2012 this year due to a knee injury earlier on in the summer. This is not the first time the 34-year-old has suffered a cheekbone fracture, two campaigns ago Puyol experienced defender braved a similar injury.
Nevertheless, Puyol will be permitted to wear the protective mask for La Blaugrana’s Primera Division encounter with Getafe on 15th September.
The experienced player was a member of Spain’s World Cup team that won the 2010 World Cup, and his absence in the qualifiers may set the Iberian nation back a bit.
No doubt his absence from Barcelona’s Supercopa de Espana match could have played a part in their 2-1 defeat against Real Madrid. However, the captain is back to working and training hard so that he can resume playing for the Catalans as soon as possible.
Barcelona will have to be on their best against Getafe as the encounter will not be as easy as it may sound. Getafe beat Real Madrid 2-1 in their match at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez earlier on this season and can give La Blaugrana a run for their money.
The Camp Nou based outfit has had a very pleasant start this season, but with campaign in its early stages, their lead at the top of La Liga points table is well within the reach of Rayo Vallecano, Malaga and Mallorca.
Puyol has until September 15th to prove Tito Vilanova he has truly recovered, otherwise which will put give the new manager no choice but to start http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Mascherano-c18071.
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