Carles Puyol

Barcelona captain Puyol to miss Spain-England friendly

Barcelona captain Puyol to miss Spain-England friendly Madrid - Barcelona captain Carles Puyol will miss Wednesday's friendly between Spain and England after limping out of Barca's 3-1 home win against Sporting Gijon on Sunday, the Spanish football federation said Monday.

Puyol, 30, suffered a recurrence of the left thigh strain that he originally suffered in a cup match against Espanyol on January 29. He will be out of action for around one week.

Puyol only played against Gijon because both Gerard Pique and Rafa Marquez were suspended.