The Barcelona captain fractured his cheekbone during the game against Osasuna, but despite the injury he will be training with the first-team.
Carles Puyol will be reporting for duty at the training ground despite the fact that he has fractured his cheekbone.
Barcelona faced Osasuna on Sunday and even though the Catalan giants were favourites to win the game against their opponents, the home side managed to surprise the league leaders, and took an early lead.
Barcelona trailed for most of the game, as players such as Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi were looking out of touch.
However, the Argentinean maestro, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296, finally managed to find the back of the net, while Osasuna were left raising their hands to appeal for an offside.
Later, a pass from the newly signed Spanish full-back, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 take the lead.
With Barcelona taking the lead, Osasuna came at them with all that they had. And during the process, Barcelona’s club captain, Carles Puyol, was found rubbing his face as he managed to break his cheekbone.
Puyol continued to play for the rest of the game, as all the three substitutions had taken place. However, the Spaniard kept defending for his side despite getting severely injured.
The Spanish defender was rushed to the hospital right after the match ended and it was soon notified to everyone that the Catalan star has fractured his cheekbone.
While many thought that Puyol will be out of action for four weeks, it has now been reported that despite the injury, the Spaniard is going to keep training with the first-team.
However, with Barcelona ready to face Real Madrid on 29th of August, Carles Puyol is not even expected to make the bench for the visiting team.
The upcoming fixture is definitely going to be competitive and Vilanova understands that risking a player like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 is not going to be wise.
Therefore, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique, in the centre-back position.
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