Carles Puyol Messi

THE EXCAPITÁN CULÉ RAISED THE TROPHY IN 2006

Puyol reveals his amazement with Messi at Barça when remembering the Champions League final in Paris

Published:6/10/2023 - 02:00h

Updated:6/10/2023 - 02:00h

The FC Barcelona went back to raise a Champions in 2006 and in that opportunity did it, for the first time, with Puyol like captain. Now, almost 20 years afterwards, the Catalan took advantage of to remember that day and also the role that already had Messi in the club

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The excapitán of the FC Barcelona, Carles Puyol, remembered the final of the Champions contested in Paris in 2006 between the Barcelona team and the Arsenal. In that opportunity the culés finished carrying the triumph in a thrilling party and was the first in that Puyol raised the trophy. Remembering that "ue one of the happiest days of my life", ensured, the exfutbolista rememoro all in the channel of youtube of the Prizes Laureus, taking advantage of also to speak on the figure of Leo Messi in that season.

That course, the 2005/06 was one of the first of the Argentinian like player of the first team, although Puyol stood out that "it already was a name in which it fixed the people of the basic football of the club", ensured. "You can show talent with the people of your age, but another thing is to do it with the greater. And it was a feeling from the first day", explained Carles.

Messi always showed to be a leader in the Barça

The exdefensor Catalan equally ensured that "he always has been a leader. There are several ways to show leadership: with speeches or asking always the balloon to help to the team. Messi never has hid of this. Messi always wants the balloon and always has been here in the big parties. It can not being a big orator, is introvertido and cost him express, what is normal in the young people", puntualizó.

Puyol Equally added that "now we have seen that it is able to lead through the words, especially in his selection, and am happy to see this evolution in him", analysed. Happening already to his memories on that final in Paris, and without shelving his affirmation that Messi is the best player of all time, signalled that "it would be impossible for me forget all the of that day. It was a dream done reality for me, one of the happiest days of my life", said Puyi.

Puyol And some very cool memories of the second Champions of the Barça

Carles equally explained that "it is the only party in which my father came to see me in direct before dying. My agent, Ramon Sostres, said him. 'How you could you lose you this party?, it is a final of the Champions League. If it is your son, no can it to you lose'. Therefore, it said: 'Of agreement, will go, but the next day have to be back to the work'. Wine, saw the party, saw me raise the trophy and went . It went up to the car and was back working the next day", remembered between laughs Puyol.

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