Barcelona: Barcelona captain Carles Puyol had to fight back tears as he said he has played his last game for the club after 593 appearances spanning a 15-year career. Atletico Madrid visit the Camp Nou on Saturday in a match that will decide the Spanish league title, but Puyol will not play a part in trying to win the seventh Spanish championship of his illustrious career.
“I am not going to play. I have spoken with the coaches and we are playing for a title so those that are 100 percent have to play. I won’t even be on the bench,” he said at a press conference on Thursday.
Puyol confirmed in March that he would rescind his playing contract at the end of the year. On top of his six La Liga titles, Puyol also led Barca to three Champions Leagues, two Copa del Reys, two World Club Cups and six Spanish Supercups as well as winning the 2008 European Championships and 2010 World Cup with Spain.
