Carles Puyol pronounces on the frustrated goodbye of Leo Messi

Carles Puyol is alive legend of the history of the FC Barcelona​. It was in the first team during 15 seasons and lived them of all colours. From an initial period of drought of titles and grave financial crisis with Joan Gaspart in the presidency to a golden age in which the club culé won all the possible titles with Frank Rijkaard or Pep Guardiola in the bench.

Beside Iker Boxes, ex player of the Real Madrid and of the Spanish selection, and Javier Thebes, president of LaLiga, Carles Puyol participated in the Festival of the Sport, organised in Milan by the newspaper 'The Gazzetta dello Sport'. The ex captain of the FC Barcelona spoke on some subjects in Barcelona key and one of them was the earthquake that formed in August, when Leo Messi communicated that it wanted to go.

Carles Puyol ensured to feel relieved by the fact that the Argentinian remain . "I like culé did not want to Messi went , but is football. At the end it decided to remain, it said recently that is motivated, that has win and expect that it can follow with us a lot of years. It is a baza enormous for LaLiga, is of the best of the world", said, adding that "perhaps to Iker Boxes had liked him more a Barcelona without Messi".

"Like culé did not want that Leo Messi went "

Besides, Carles Puyol also spoke on his career, that sucedió whole in the FC Barcelona in spite of having been able to change of team. "The curiosity for changing is, but afterwards have to evaluate a lot of things. Had the pride to play in the FC Barcelona, is something that carry inside. The circumstances were favourable, the club always explained with me. In 2014, had problems of knee and renounced. But I was fifteen years in the first team", remembered.

One of the teams that could fichar to the ex captain culé was the AC Milan, by which felt charm. "I received offers of other teams, Italians and English. Never I have hid that it had liked me play in the AC Milan, play with Paolo Maldini, that for me is an idol. The Milan was then in a good moment, but am very happy for having me remained in the Barcelona", sentenced.

Tambié Spoke on the fact of have not won never a Balloon of Gold in spite of his attainments. "Never I thought in this. When you coexist with Leo Messi, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi Hernández, Iker Boxes, is difficult to say who is better. The goals mark the difference and Messi and Christian were the rivals. Xavi and Iniesta were enormous players, but happened more unobserved in spite of working a lot", considered.

Carles Puyol remembered the Classical of the 2-6

Carles Puyol remembered proudly the 2-6 that the FC Barcelona lumbered with him to the Real Madrid in Santiago Bernabéu, with a his goal."I debuted in the Classical with a 2-2 in the Camp Nou, but if I have to choose one, choose the one of the 2-6 in the Bernabéu. It was ours first year with Pep Guardiola. We begin very well the League, but afterwards the Madrid began to trace back. They were missing three parties, were missing us four points and win this party was the sentence", concluded.

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