Barcelona captain Puyol to undergo knee surgery

FC Barcelona captain Carles Puyol will have an operation to clear a issue he has been suffering with his left knee, the club confirmed on Monday.

Puyol missed over two months of the second half of the season due to the fact of issues in his knee, but recovered to play a substantial role inside the last month of the campaign.

However, a return of the issues saw him commence Saturday's Champions League final against Manchester United on the subs bench, even though he did play the closing minutes of the game which his side won 3-1 to claim their third European crown in five seasons.

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque had already decided to leave Puyol out of the squad for the friendly matches Spain play against the United States and Venezuela at the start of June, so the news will not result in any adjustments to the Spanish national squad.

Puyol really should have no issues recovering in lots of time to have the ability to begin pre-season training with the rest of his companions. The majority of the Barca squad began their summer holidays this Monday as well as the La Liga and Champions League winners do not return to work until July 18.

It'll be an busy start to the season for the Catalans who will have Actual Madrid in the Spanish Supercup on 14 and 17th of August, before playing the final of the European Supercup against Europa League winners, Porto, at the end of the very same month.

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