Puyol made his comeback after seven months out in the 0-0 draw with Osasuna last weekend and completed the 90 minutes without any physical problems.Martino reverted to his tried and trusted central defensive partnership of Gerard Pique and Javier Mascherano for the 1-1 UEFA Champions League draw with AC Milan on Tuesday.
However,with Pique struggling with a hamstring strain,Puyol is readying himself to make his first appearance at the Camp Nou since March. “Just to return to training with my team-mates and be feeling good is a great joy for me so imagine what it would be like to be involved in a Clasico,” AFP quoted him as saying on Thursday.
“It is a game that everyone wants to play in, I just have to prepare myself and wait to see what the manager decides. During the Osasuna game I felt very good sensations. Afterwards, I had my doubts as to how the knee would react, but in the recovery sessions everything went well.”
With Baraa already holding a three point advantage over Real at the top of La Liga, a win for the Catalans would be a serious blow to Madrid’s title hopes. However, Puyol insists that nothing will be decided on Saturday with 28 league games still to come.
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